(!!!!!) (Recommended MULLARD Pair) 6BQ5=EL84 Mullard UK branded GE NOS 1970 same date codes (44ma and 46ma)
(!!!!!) (Recommended Mullard Pair) 6BQ5=EL84 Mullard UK branded RTC England NOS 1971-1978 (45.5ma and 48.0ma)
(!!!!!) (Recommended Mullard Pair) 6BQ5=EL84 Mullard UK branded RTC England NOS 1978 (41.5ma and 43.0ma)
(!!!!) (Best Brimar Pair) EL84 Brimar England NOS 1962 (49.5ma and 50.5ma) (reference quality smooth sound)
(!!!!) (BEST PAIR for the money) EL84 AWA Super Radiotron Australia NOS original boxes early 1960's (46.5ma and 47.5ma) (same internal build and sound to EL84 Holland)
(!!!!) (Best Used Pair) EL84 Mullard UK rebranded used/strong 1962 and 1969 (43ma and 44ma)
(!!!!) (Best Value Value Pair) EL84 Mullard UK NOS Kuhl-tube cryo 1960's no printing (42ma and 38.6ma)
(!!!!) (Recommended SYLVANIA PAIR) 6BQ5 Sylvania NOS rebranded 1970's (51ma and 53.5ma)
(!!!!) (~ Best Telefunken Pair ~) EL84 Telefunken Germany <> bottom used/good 1958 - 1961 (40ma and 41ma)
(!!!!) (~ Best Value Quad ~) EL84 Tesla NOS 1980's no printing (35ma - 38.5ma)
(!!!!) (~ Recommended Pair ~) EL84 Miniwatt Australia NOS original boxes early 1960's same build (52ma and 52.5ma) (same internal build and sound to EL84 Holland)
(!!!) (#1 7189 RCA Pair) 7189 RCA NOS 1969-1970 (48.5ma and 56.5ma) (close Gm)
(!!!) (Best RCA Pair) 6BQ5 RCA NOS 1960's - 1970 (57ma and 59ma)
(!!!) (Best Value Pair) EL84 Amperex JAPAN NOS 1969 (46ma and 47.5ma) (similar sound and build to EL84 Holland)
(!!!) (BEST VALUE PAIR) EL84 Hitachi Japan branded LINDAL low hours/like new 1978 (55.6ma and 56ma)
(!!!) (~ 3rd Best Single ~) EL84 Brimar England NOS 1961 (38ma)
(!!!) (~ Best Value Pair ~) EL84 Tesla NOS 1980's no printing (44.5ma and 44ma) 1% matched
(!!!) (~ Best Value Single ~) EL84 Brimar England low hours/tests like new 1961 (50ma)
(!!!) (~ Recommended Pair ~) EL84 Siemens Halske Germany used/test like new 1971 (48.2ma and 48.5ma) (strong Gm)
(!!!) (~ Recommended Quad ~) E84L Siemens NOS 1977-1980 rebranded for Radiotechnique France (RTC) 1981-1982 (41.5, 43, 43, 44ma)
