A local dealer that sells only tube amps likes the sound of Gold Lion tubes, but does not like the poor reliability of their tubes.
Groove tube kt66
Was on the hunt for a octet of el34,s for my Prima Luna evo 400 and was finding either empty shelves or outrageous prices. A small local shop here in So Cal that I like had an octet of JJ or I guess “Groove tube” kt66,s, I was leary of this tube its all over the web because it just seemed to me it was more of a guitar amp tube. Wow pleasantly surprised,at startup I was a little worried but within an hour or so it really settled down and started to sound nice. Ive used el34,s in this amp exclusively since I bought it so Im not sure if its the fact thats its a KT66 and different or just a nice sounding tube but I,m diggin it pretty much right out of the box , just thought another member might have seen this tube and been skeptical like I was. Happy listening!