Adrian R
Well-Known Member
Their absolutely bust ass!
Up to this point I had experienced Winged Cs recently and found them to be the best sounding power tube out there... Although, as mentioned, are no longer being made, and the ones that are available are very pricey; like $300 for a quad. I bought three sets from an ebay dealer, one set failed. So I decided to search for a tube with similar performance, but being currently made.
I read allot of reviews from multiple sources. The consensus is that these Genalex KT-77s are as good as many of the old brands from the 20th century, and with some reporting better performance then the Winged C.
Build quality seems excellent. I just now put them in one of my amps, they quickly biased up and remained very steady. Biased conservatively, and without any burn in time, they sound excellent right out of the gate. The most obvious difference is power. These things are LOUD...with way more balls then the Cs...huge, tight bottom end with a smooth top end...yet with that killer EL 34 mid range. They remind me of 6550s man...however, unlike some of the other tubes I have tried, these have that same sweet, very musical feel, and sound like the Cs exhibit.
You can get a quad for about $180, roughly half the cost of the Winged C.
They are just a bit different sounding then the C..the C still is an excellent sounding tube...but these things man have got serious power...
Oh and btw... don't even share the same Galaxy with the JJ KT-77s.. These things completely destroy them.
We'll see how the hold up over the next couple days...but initially man, really impressed.
No more JJs, Shuguangs, ..etc.. The Cs and these Gold Lions are way better sounding tubes.
Ignorance is bliss...yep...
Up to this point I had experienced Winged Cs recently and found them to be the best sounding power tube out there... Although, as mentioned, are no longer being made, and the ones that are available are very pricey; like $300 for a quad. I bought three sets from an ebay dealer, one set failed. So I decided to search for a tube with similar performance, but being currently made.
I read allot of reviews from multiple sources. The consensus is that these Genalex KT-77s are as good as many of the old brands from the 20th century, and with some reporting better performance then the Winged C.
Build quality seems excellent. I just now put them in one of my amps, they quickly biased up and remained very steady. Biased conservatively, and without any burn in time, they sound excellent right out of the gate. The most obvious difference is power. These things are LOUD...with way more balls then the Cs...huge, tight bottom end with a smooth top end...yet with that killer EL 34 mid range. They remind me of 6550s man...however, unlike some of the other tubes I have tried, these have that same sweet, very musical feel, and sound like the Cs exhibit.
You can get a quad for about $180, roughly half the cost of the Winged C.
They are just a bit different sounding then the C..the C still is an excellent sounding tube...but these things man have got serious power...
Oh and btw... don't even share the same Galaxy with the JJ KT-77s.. These things completely destroy them.
We'll see how the hold up over the next couple days...but initially man, really impressed.
No more JJs, Shuguangs, ..etc.. The Cs and these Gold Lions are way better sounding tubes.
Ignorance is bliss...yep...
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