Ray Tubes

Ray Tubes Select EL34

$69.00
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The Ray Tubes Select Series are the cream of the crop performers. Only the top 4% of production tubes get to be Select. They feature gold plated pins, low microphonics, and a 1 year warranty. They are smoother sounding and more refined than their CORE series counterparts.

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The Ray Tubes Story

RayTubes was created to supply the audiophile and hi-fi market with high-quality, new-production vacuum tubes designed specifically for audio equipment. The company partners with manufacturers to create tubes to their specifications, subjects them to a rigorous quality control process that includes listening tests by sound engineers, and offers them through various partners and retailers like Tweek Geek.

With a twelve-month warranty covering tubes against manufacturing defects, weʼll take care of you during the first year of their ownership.

The Select Series

Premium SELECT tubes are manufactured and tested to meet a higher tolerance standard, and will provide superior and more nuanced sound than tubes from the CORE collection. Only the best tubes from any manufacturing batch will ever emerge from the factory, and the SELECT tubes are the cream of the crop of any given batch. SELECT tubes are not only tested for their superiority, but placed in amplifiers and listened to under real world conditions by audio engineers.

Select EL34

The SELECT EL34 offers powerful base and rich mid-to-high frequencies, perfect for users seeking balanced and detailed sound.

  • The bass is solid with a very clear low-end, making it ideal for genres like rock and electronic music.
  • The midrange frequencies are full and natural with a warm, expressive tone. Vocals especially are detailed and realistic.
  • The treble performance is clear and richly-detailed without excessive harshness.
  • The dynamics are particularly suited to large contrasts, while the soundstage is wide with precise imagining and layers.

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Product Highlights

  • Hand-selected and tested (Only 4% of the tubes commissioned for production meet their standards for gain and conductance matching)
  • Gold pins for oxidation resistance
  • Low noise and microphonics 
  • 12-month warranty against manufacturing defects