Svetlana v. Genalex KT88 Tubes?


I have a pair of conrad-johnson Premier 8A monoblocks, each with 8 6550 tubes (plus six more small tubes). I have had two blow in the last week, and most are glowing very purple. They are currently Svetlana Winged C tubes. Someone has recommended Genalex KT88 tubes instead. Any opinions?

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Showing 1 response by jedinite24

If you are on a budget and can't go to the Tung Sol KT-120 tubes I would say go for JJ KT88 Blue Glass tubes. In my experience with these tubes the sound and tone is clean but bass could be a bit thick. I've read that the JJ 6550 type tubes are just as clean sounding but the bass isn't as thick as the JJ KT88s.

One thing I find with the JJ KT88 tubes is that in my Jolida JD-502P it gets biased quickly upon turn on.