It should. EL34's are not known for their strong, very present bass or low end grunt at all. They are a midrange and treble tube mostly, that is why so many guitar players use them. A bass player, if using a tubed amp, would use KT88's or 6550's in most cases. Those tubes are designed for higher current draw and have inherently stronger and more dynamic bass (presence of it and punchiness). KT90's are variants of the KT88's and should be a good improvement.
Will upgrading my amp for el34s to kt90s help?
Hello all, I have a rogue audio atlas amp with el34s. I find that the bass comes up short in comparison to my solid state integrated amp (peachtree decco). On my current setup I use my peachtree decco (used only as a preamp & dac). The atlas magnum upgrade incorporates kt90 tubes as well as various upgrades to the power supply. Output is boosted to 90wpc, however will this help my lack of bass issue? Additionally the stereophile review on this amp holds true so far, it is very hard to hear everything going on in gorecki's 3rd Symphony.
Thanks
-Kamak
Thanks
-Kamak
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