(!!! (Best Single) EL84 Philips Miniwatt Holland "O" getter NOS 1960's (48.5ma)
(!!!!!) (Best Quad) 6BQ5=EL84 CBS gray plate NOS 1960 (53, 53.5, 56.5, 59ma) (rare)
(!!!!!) (Recommended Pair) EL84 Telefunken Germany <> bottom used/good 1960-1963 (45ma and 45.2ma) 1-2% matched
(!!!!) (Best Pair) 7189 Sylvania black plates NOS 1970 era (42ma and 46ma)
(!!!!) (BEST SIEMENS PAIR) EL84 Siemens Halske Germany NOS 1969 (47.5ma and 50.4ma)
(!!!!) (Best Siemens Pair) EL84 Siemens Halske Germany used/test like new 1971 (48.2ma and 48.5ma) (High Gm)
(!!!!) (Best Sylvania Pair) 6BQ5 Sylvania black plate NOS 1970's (56.0ma and 58.0ma)
(!!!!) (Good Value Pair) 6BQ5 GE NOS 1959-1960's (43ma and 46ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended GE Pair) 6BQ5 GE NOS 1966-1982 same build (55.6ma and 60ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) 6BQ5 RCA NOS 1960's (50.5ma and 48.2ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) 6BQ5 Sylvania black plate NOS 1970 era (63ma and 68ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) 7189 CBS gray plate NOS 1960 (42.5ma and 41.5ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) EL84 Telefunken Germany <> bottom NOS 1963-1966 (68ma and 69.5ma) (recommended for FIXED-BIAS amp only due to high current)
(!!!!) (Recommended Pair) EL84 Telefunken Germany <> bottom NOS and used/good 1950's-1962 (43.2ma and 42.6ma)
(!!!) (2ND BEST SINGLE) EL84 Telefunken Germany <> bottom low hours/like new 1966 (47.6ma)
(!!!) (Best Pair from 1959) EL84 Wien Austria same build and sound as Holland 1959 (38ma and 39ma)
(!!!) (Best RCA Pair) 6BQ5 RCA NOS 1960's - 1970 (55ma and 58.5ma)
(!!!) (Best RCA Single) 7189 RCA NOS 1960's (51ma)
(!!!) (Best Siemens Pair) EL84 Siemens Halske Germany 1966-1969 (40ma and 42.5ma)
(!!!) (Best Single) EL84 Brimar England NOS 1962 (58.2ma)
