Preferred Series EL34 Power Vacuum Tube (Matched)
Need matched power tubes? Don't worry! Price includes matching in any quantity you need for no extra charge. Need a matched pair? Just order "2" tubes. For a matched quad order "4" tubes. Matched sextets and octets are available as well.This Preferred Series EL34 vacuum tube is a premium high quality tube produced for us in China by the Shuguang factory. We found the best of current production, sourced it to our specifications and gave it a 6 month extended warranty.
The Preferred Series EL34 construction features:
- Grey plate and single "disc" style getter
- Gold grid wires
- Copper grid posts
- A carbonized filament for more efficient thermal radiation
- Low noise filament
- The bottle is made with a heavy gauge glass
- And finally the blue color base is a nice touch too!
From our review: The bottom end is amazing and the tube has tons of gain before it gets dirty. The real strength of this tube is the bass and midrange. Bass notes are rock solid and the mids are very rich and complex. The high end is very good but not bright. This tube really wants to be in your JCM 800 or other amp that can generate piercing top end."
Ian D'Sa of Billy Talent -
"The Preferred Series EL34's have an incredibly tight bass response, unparalleled clarity, and are very rich in harmonics. They are perfect for what I need out of my Diezel VH4 guitar amp. In combination with the Preferred Series 12AX7's, these tubes have brought my Diezel VH4 back to it's former glory. Many thanks to thetubestore.com!"
Wholesale pricing: Is available on 25 pairs or more. Contact us for pricing.
EL34 Tube Types 
Other Preferred Series tubesAdditional Information and Downloads
Reviews:
EL34 Tube Review
Tube Matching Information:
Power Tube Matching FAQ
Perfect Pair System
Downloads:
Preferred Series EL34 Datasheet (PDF)
Warranty Information and Return Policy
Warranty Period: 6 monthsPreferred Series tubes have a 6 month warranty from date of purchase. (Any exceptions will be noted on that tube's Warranty tab)
If you receive a tube that does not perform to the manufacturer's specifications, please do the following:
- contact us to get a return authorization
- return it via regular mail within 180 days from when we shipped it, and we will provide an exchange or refund of the full purchase price of the tube.
Returns not related to warranty or defect will be considered at our discretion, and are subject to a 15% restocking fee.
We can not accept returns that don't have an authorization, are past 6 months, or are returned improperly.
These guidelines may be updated without notice.
Ratings & Reviews
22 reviews
Preferred Series EL34 | Love them! Awesome.
by RobFulch -
Ready to order my forth set of the PS-EL34 power tubes, use them in a 1990 JCM 900 4500 model they add missing low end, use them in 94 900 4100 model and A 02 JCM 2000 100 watt they work great in all 3 heads compared to smaller bottle tubes. Pretty accurately matched sets.
Preferred Series EL34 | Best ever tube purchase....
by Rick
These are being used in my old chen EL34-B hifi amp, the more I listen the more I love these PS-EL34 tubes. I have compared them to just about every current production EL34 and 6CA7 vacuum tube available and I keep going back to these. Highs midst and lows are all superb, they are a bit more beefier than most other EL34 vacuum tubes more like the 6CA7 tubes a bit larger plates, and for the price these have to be my best purchase. Delivered very fast and securely packed four days to central Michigan, I definitely recommend these and the tube store... 😁
Preferred Series EL34 | Stunning in a cranked Marshall
by Rob B -
These are my new favourite by far. Had an older set of Mullards in my JCM800 2205 head and all I can say is wow. An improvement to say the least. Better clarity across all frequencies. And the highs are not harsh and grainy at all. It's like these tubes were made for a loud Marshall tube amp. They even handled a LP guitar tuned to BADGBE with stunning results. The mid range is perfect. Everyone in my band made a comment at our last jam, "wow", "it sounds huge", "it sounds whole" and a few more buzz words.... Thanks Tubestore. This SP-EL34 tube is a home run for sure.
Preferred Series EL34 | Wow! Incredible sounding high quality tubes!
by Tony -
The Preferred Series EL34 tubes are unbelievable. I heard they sounded great in a Bugera amp so put them in my 50 watt. Wow!!! I can't get my Marshall DSL100 to sound as good as this amp now. Both in clarity and high gain the amp just sounds amazing now.
Preferred Series EL34 | The Cart and the Horse Strikes Again! [maybe]
by GREG PIETTE -
@KW---- If your Boogie has any real age on it, AND the screen resistors were Carbon Comp type, it follows that it is more likely that the screen resistor failed taking the tube with it. Power amp valve theory 101.
Submitted with respect.
My credentials are: audio engineer with 35 years of experience in tube/valve circuits.