I think they are very linear. Basically you can't tell they are tubes.
KT 150 impressions
I would like to hear the impressions of those who have used KT 150s. I see them showing up in amps by good manufacturers and I am curious. Over the last few years I have been going back and forth between EL34s and KT120s in my PrimaLuna amps, and I think I prefer the EL34s for various reasons. Whereas the KT120s seem to have a bit more punch than the EL34s I find they have a bit of "glare" after a while, and I like the way voices (choirs) sound on the EL34s, as well as the overall space they produce. Plucked instruments do have a bit more impact with the KT120s, and the 120s are more powerful, but in general I find the EL34s a bit more believable. I have read that the 150s produce great soundstage, which I like, but hey are expensive, which is why I thought I would start a conversation before laying out the cash (I need eight of them).
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I've used 150s in a a couple of amps and I like 'em, but like 120s more for reasons I can't explain thus saving readers from suffering through another explanation. My current favorite little Dennis Had SEP amp seems to work best with Gold Lion KT77s which I CAN offer an explanation of: It sounds better with them. |
I’ve been through nearly all the KT’s and still today, the best tube in that family has been the nos green label mil spec GE6550 in the white box, this was a honey of a tube, glass was twice as thick as any tube in that family, you could hear it when you flicked it with your finger nail it just made a dead thud, instead of a glass tinkle. http://www.nosvacuumtubes.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/NOSGE6550A-1__764701.jpg Cheers George |
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