Better sound from 6550 or kt88 tubes in Jadis amp?


I have only used kt88 tubes in my amps but they also accept 6550 tubes.

Can anyone tell me if there is any improvement going to 6550 tubes ?
mattzack2

Showing 1 response by trelja

In my opinion, the answer is, neither.

I have three Jadis amplifiers, all can take EL34/6CA7, KT77, 6550, KT88, and KT90. And, I have to say that I prefer EL34/6CA7 (Mullard, then JJ) best, followed by KT77 (only tried JJ). Sovtek 6550 were the worst I've tried, followed by Ei KT90, then EH 6550, then EH KT88.

Presuming you employ the right driver tubes, the bass and overall power will not be much different (I've even found JJ KT77 to have a more bass in my DA30 and DA60 than the EH and JJ 6550 and KT88s I've tried), but the midrange will be far and away better.