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In Reply to: RE: I tried re-issue tubes in the early to mid 2000's... posted by Michael Samra on June 16, 2016 at 02:09:57:
The GL KT66 reissues are as good as the GEC greyglass KT66?? Call me sceptical but you are forcing me to try them. My GECs are not getting any younger! Michael, have you tried the Treasure or Pisvane KT66?
I have not experienced NOS GEC KT88, but I can confirm that the Pisvane greyglass KT88s are great sounding tubes fully competitive with any NOS output tubes I have used. The Treasure KT120 blackglass were even better sounding but would not achieve steady bias in my amp. Once they fix the QC and get ample stocks here in North American with local dealer testing (instead of the "testing" done in China), those will be the ones to get.
Meanwhile, I have been running the NOS Russian 6P3S-E in the Rogue for the last 2 months and not missing KT88/KT120s in the least. This is a quad I got from Jim McShane about 5 years ago, they have been used for over 3 thousand hours, still test new, hold perfect bias and sound great. Even though the power output is probably only half of what KT88s put out in the amp, these still have the grunt to easily run my hard to drive Acoustat speakers. Great tubes still worth seeking out!
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