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In Reply to: KT88 recommendation for SF Power 1SE posted by Audio Snob on February 14, 2007 at 10:11:38:
Hi
I second the Shuguang KT88SC recommendation. A wonderful tube in my amp. I have at least 700 hours on mine with no trouble and they still test as new. Lots of discussion here if you search. You can get them from several sources. The cheapest is to keep an eye on ebay. There is currently a vendor there selling some. I won't post the link to avoid breaking any asylum rules. I am not associated with that vendor in any way nor have I dealt with them, but price is good for new tubes with the usual ebay caveats. Search for "kt88 gec" - you'll see the originals and the Chinese clones (Shuguang). They have smooth plates - no holes. That is the tube that is same as KT88SC - at least by photo... Also, EH KT88 are good tubes. A little hotter in the high end so good if your amp is a bit too rolled off. If your system already has lots of air and highs the EH might be a bit hot. Really, the KT88SC SHuguang is a great tube - can't say anything bad about it at all, many of us like them. Also, I think sponsor Jim McShane is stocking the Shuguang KT88/98. He is a great vendor and this tube while different from the KT88SC is also rumored to be quite good. All the Shuguang tubes of recent manufacture are quite reliable. Hey, for under $100 per quad it isn't that expensive an experiment....Good luck.cheers,
don
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