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In Reply to: RE: KT88 Tubes Better than Gold Lions? posted by artemus on June 25, 2021 at 17:42:21:
Does it have to be KT88?
Not familiar with your amp, but many KT88 amps can use KT66 if you lower the bias to the tube. Now that is a tube with much better treble in my opinion. Pretty good everything in fact! You would have to check with Don of course, but in my Rogue the GL KT66 smoke the GL KT88. A great rock and roll tube.
If you are stuck with KT88 I do not recommend the Psvanes or Treasure series. They are just too unreliable (unless you feel like buying an octet and culling 4 good ones, if you can even find 4). The EH KT88 mentioned is a brighter tube than the GL, too bright for me but in your amp/system they might work out. Another option is the Preferred Series KT88 from the tube store, which is a Chinese tube that has proven reliable for me and is kind of in between the EH and GL with regards to tone.
My favourite rock and roll tube is the EI KT90 (type 2), not that difficult to find these days, but probably over your budget.
Enjoy the roll!
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