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hello Joe and welcome, very pleased to meet you
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Welcome aboard. I've used KT88s in my Pr11A to good success, so I would definitely try the KT-120s...should be fine. They're working great in my LP70S.
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Welcome, Joe. Good to have you aboard.
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Thank you guys for the warm welcome. I'm going to give the KT-120s a shot and see what happens.
Hopefully, no meltdowns. |
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Great taste in gear! Welcome! Another Joe |
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Joe , I have had my 11-A outfitted with the KT-120's since I originally posted this with zero issues - I called Ed at CJ before I installed them and he said that is the only other tube he was authorized to say could be used in an 11-A other than a 6550. I have been very impressed with them and will not be going back to 6550's any time soon.
regards, Larry |
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Hi Larry,
It's good to know they've been working well for you. I have them in the 11A warming up now as I increase the bias. Thanks for the update. Joe |
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Joe , make sure you give them plenty of time to break in , mine sounded a bit strident at first but really came into full bloom by 50 hrs or so .
I hope you enjoy them as much as I have enjoyed mine. Larry |
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Larry,
This quad that I have in the 11A now for about two hours is half of the set of eight which I ran in my Premier 140 for about three weeks earlier this year. They probably had about 125 hours on them and were decently broken in. I find, though, that even tubes with hundreds of hours on them need a few days to “settle-in” after they been on the shelf before they sound their best. I have to say that initial impressions in the 11A are quite positive and considering that they’re following some Stromberg-Carlson labeled Tung-Sol 6550 solid gray plates, I think that speaks highly of them. They seem to combine the richness and timbre of a KT-88 with the detail of a 6550. Not exactly to the last degree of either, but a good blending of the two. I appreciate your sharing your experience with me. Regards, Joe |
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Bang on. Tubes are like kids, they mature in fits and starts. Mine kind of went SNAP! one evening and were there...50 hours is pretty accurate.
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. |
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