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I'm jamie.
kt88 tube rollers
im after some advice from anyone who has tried rolling the kt88,i have sovteks and obviously the holy grail is the gec kt88,has anyone taken this leap of faith? current prices are £1000+ for a quad set so id like some info,did you get a lovely warm smile on your face after shelling out those bucks and think money well spent?
whos tried the new genalex gold lions and gone the brand new route? a more safer option at around £180 for 4.
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John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
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I'm Andrew.
+1 for the Genelex gold lions. I have a quad powering my Sondex. I'm probably wrong, but arn't the gold lions a modern day copy of old GEC jobbies?
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I'm Allen.
Hello fellow audio jumbler
I have the Genalex gold lions , can't comment on comparisons as they have been the only valves I have used so far
If you buy the GEC KT88's and send them down I will do a comparison for you
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I'm jamie.
apparently so mate.Originally Posted by REXTON
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
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Location: Yorkshire
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I'm Andrew.
I've had Sovtek, TAD, Electroharmonix (which are good), and the Genelex, the Genelex are to my ears the best of what I've tried.
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VALVE
PRE Croft Epoch(Modded) AMP Sondex S100 (Modded) SPEAKERS Tannoy 15"MG+RFC Warwick cabs+ Ref XO + Batpure supertweeters DECK Garrard 301 Mat Teunto Bearings 401(Bastin) Plinth Bamboo Arms 3009/3012 PSU Eagle+Tachometer MC Ag Meister II/FGS + Ortofon SPU MONO CABLES Arm Yannis 420.5 Litz+ SpeakerPC Tripple C+WBT-0681 Ag IC Oyaide FTVS-510 AgWBT 0110Ag Phonostages Paradise(4 Box Mega-Modded) / Croft Musicmaker
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Location: brighton uk.
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I'm jamie.
Hello fellow audio jumbler
I have the Genalex gold lions , can't comment on comparisons as they have been the only valves I have used so far
If you buy the GEC KT88's and send them down I will do a comparison for you
or you could come here with the lions ......
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
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I'm jamie.
by much or was it subtle?
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John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
Trade: Wakefield Turntables
Location: Yorkshire
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I'm Andrew.
Depends on which brand your comparing them against. I knew that the Genelex outperformed all the others I tried within about 30 seconds of listening to Miles Davis. I wouldn't say it was massive but certainly enough to make me happy to keep them. There are new American '88s out there but at a cost.
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CD Teac VRDS25X(Audiotuned) DECK 1210 Mat Crystal Audio Mods MN Base/Bearing/Platter+Ebony armboard Feet Isonoe PSU Paul Hynes SR7EHD-27XL/DCSXL Ag DC lead/3 Stage Regs/Recap PCB+No Pitch/Strobe/Light ARM SME V(Kondo Ag Rewire&Tags) MC Cadenza Black FGS CABLES Arm Yannis SPD-4 IC Yannis 222 Litz+Ag bullets Power WAR PRE ATC SCA2 SPEAKERS ATC 50ASL STANDS Atacama PHONO Sugden Masterclass PA4 SUT Ortofon ST80SE POWER PSAudio P10
VALVE
PRE Croft Epoch(Modded) AMP Sondex S100 (Modded) SPEAKERS Tannoy 15"MG+RFC Warwick cabs+ Ref XO + Batpure supertweeters DECK Garrard 301 Mat Teunto Bearings 401(Bastin) Plinth Bamboo Arms 3009/3012 PSU Eagle+Tachometer MC Ag Meister II/FGS + Ortofon SPU MONO CABLES Arm Yannis 420.5 Litz+ SpeakerPC Tripple C+WBT-0681 Ag IC Oyaide FTVS-510 AgWBT 0110Ag Phonostages Paradise(4 Box Mega-Modded) / Croft Musicmaker
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I'm Justin.
The best KT88 modern production on the planet is probably the EAT.
I cannot recommend them.
The Tesla Vrsovice KT88 it is based on was astonishing and unreliable at the same time.
It sounded fantastic. For a KT88.
Otherwise dunno these days. So many choices.
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I'm jamie.
ive only heard the sovteks ,and have no issue with them but thats all ive heard.
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
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