Here's hoping a few things will apply..1) They do not need a revised transformer design, as the KT150's required 2) they are reliable and consistent and 3) they don't give off too much heat!
Tung Sol KT 170
Anyone had advance listen of this new tube? I've yet to try the KT150. 8 KT150's@$100+ each remind me why.
https://tubemaze.info/tung-sol-kt170-to-be-introduced/
Funky shape. Based on the KT150 pricing, curious what the retail pricing will be?
https://tubemaze.info/tung-sol-kt170-to-be-introduced/
Funky shape. Based on the KT150 pricing, curious what the retail pricing will be?
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A little more info. https://primalunablog.com/2020/10/30/tung-sol-kt170/ "The Tung-Sol KT170 has a power dissipation of 85 watts allowing amplifiers using a pair of these tubes to reach power output levels in excess of 300 watts." That's a lot of juice and heat! I would imagine an amplifiers transformer requirements no less than what is needed to handle the KT150? |
Wow! This is new to me. FWIW I traded my cj ARTsa, which used (8) KT 120 for a new cj ART150 which uses (4) KT 150 and the new one offers a worthwhile improvement in every respect. It is more stable, too. In fact in over a year of daily use I have only had to re-adjust the bias on one tube and it by only a small amount. It does put out a lot of heat and for that reason I put cooling fans on it. In any event, based on this experience I would guess that the KT 170 has the potential to offer additional performance benefits for amps designed to use them. |
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