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RE: I'm unfamiliar with the sound signature of the KT-120

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Ishmael

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In Reply to: RE: I'm unfamiliar with the sound signature of the KT-120 posted by Self-Inflicted on November 24, 2016 at 17:22:18

I am no expert, but the sound of any tube might depend on the implementation. I had an ARC Vsi75 with four KT120 tubes, and it absolutely sounded solid-state. I currently have a Primaluna Dialogue Premium, with four KT120s, and it is glorious. The ARC produced 75 w/ch, while the Primluna outputs about 40 w/ch in Ultralinear mode. So the ARC is working the tubes much harder.

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RE: I'm unfamiliar with the sound signature of the KT-120 - samzx12 09:51:47 11/29/16 (1)
I never could get my Primaluna Dialogue Premium to work well with KT-120's. Sounded dry and etchy. The bass and soundstaging was very nice however.
- RE: I'm unfamiliar with the sound signature of the KT-120 - Ishmael 18:39:55 12/01/16 (0)
  I found them a bit edgy, but having installed a pair of Brimar CV4034 tubes in the front two positions, they sound excellent. I use them with Spendor D7 speakers. These tubes added delicacy and a very lifelike reproduction of voices. Some female voices were almost unlistenable before them.

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