Amplifier Power tubes - important to sound?

i replaced all the small tubes on my mono amplifiers and now I'm left with replacing the stock Power tubes, kt88.

I like what I hear with 12 new small tubes - telefunken nos 12ax7 and 12at7.

Now I am left with replacing 16 kt88 stock JJ tubes. will Probably use Siemens 6550 nos.

How much will this impact what I hear do you think? I recall hearing that power tubes don't make that much of a difference.

emergingsoul08-12-2024 9:19pm

carlsbad2 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,023 posts 08-12-2024 at 10:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I did a lot of rolling on this class tube, kt88, kt66, 6L6, 7581a, 807A, russian tubes I don't remember the number of, and they all sounded different. It seems invariably I liked the new sound (human nature) at first but after going thorugh perhaps a dozen sets of tubes, I ended up back at the tube that the maker (Decware, Steve Deckert) had designed the amp around. Makes sense really. Jerry
carlsbad2 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,023 posts 08-13-2024 at 06:56pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @jasonbourne71 They make adapters. Very common.