Changing EL-34's to 6550 or Kt-88's


Hello

I have a Conrad-Johnson Premier 4. It has 8 EL-34's with individual bias contols for each tube, It is a large amp that wieghs 82pounds and is 100wpc. I have seen adds of amps for sale and they say that the amp can take EL-34's, 6550's or kt-88 and soforth. So is it as simple as just switching the tubes and resetting the bias? What is the benifet of switching, more power? or better sound?

Thanks
Darin
darinkperih

Showing 1 response by rcprince

I agree with Elevick. My Jadis JA80s are auto-biasing and can accept all of the tubes you mention, but not all amps can do the same; I don't think the CJs you have can take other types of tubes, but they can give you the answer better than I.