really? and you found the audiogon forum on the internet? i am amazed
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I hope Shuguang and there KT-88's have gotten better. Many years ago I purchased 18. My amps used 16, 8 per amps. I ran out of replacements in the first two weeks, oh and lets not forget those 10 amp fuses. In my system they sounded much better than the GL-KT-88 I use now. Yet, the Gold Lion's have longevity which is worth the expense. I've often wondered what the loss rate is for retailers who perform Testing and Burn-in of new tubes and how much the failures rise the prices of the goods ones. |
Well I don't think Ian Grant's talking to anyone now. He passed away in 2014(RIP), his wife Rachel runs the business now. Rachel is Chinese and has been working in the Chinese audio market since 2006. She's great to deal with for tubes and I trust her as well as anyone for that market. She's always been responsive to my few inquiries. I've bough a few sets of Shuguang & Psvane tubes from GF, and they were exactly within spec as measured on my Amptitrex tube tester. They retest what they get from China. I've had worse luck buying direct. It's very hard to sort out all the variations of models for Chinese products and the tubes are not always reliable. They're easy to find. Google grant fidelity or psvane.... |
Grant won't even talk to you about a Psvane amp they sold, I wouldn't spend 5 cents buying anything from them.....I tried to explain that it helps the Chinese market if the seller supports the product they sell, but they don't care if they never sell another one..........I e-mailed Psvane directly and they won't answer......So before you spend more than a 100.00 on Chinese stuff, keep all this in mind........... |
Grant Fidelity Service.....I'd like to know where it is.....I have one of the Psvane TS 845 amps that was bought there and they won't get me a Schematic because I don't have a receipt for the purchase 10 years ago and I'm the third owner......Here is the perfect reason not to buy a Chinese amp from a Canadian dealer..........And I'm sure the same is true when you buy tubes............Chinese tubes from a Canadian dealer |
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