I think they look cool but know no one who has heard them. Shuguang really ticked me off by proving their bad poor judegment in regard to audio tubes. They ceased production of the only 12AX7 they ever made that I thought worth using. Its the "9th ed." 12AX7 C. I see they reverted to thes refined A and B versions 8th ed. I guess the audio market was not their main interest. They obviously didn't get overdriven, break up or distort easily enough for guitar amps.
In addition they seemed to have quietly let slip away the previous king of the KT-88 hill by Penta labs. Always in short supply.
On the other hand the Genelex reissues are fantastic. I own an octet and was stunned that they sound as good as they do. Albeit in a very good amp.
With all due respect to others tastes the Genelex Gold Lion are a midrangy tube. In particular they are rich, full and a bit warm for a KT-88 (and I was a devout E34L fan) As a rule I don't care for the 6550/KT88/KT90 sound but these are going to be quite a challenge for Schoo to beat. Even if the Shoo look cool!
In addition they seemed to have quietly let slip away the previous king of the KT-88 hill by Penta labs. Always in short supply.
On the other hand the Genelex reissues are fantastic. I own an octet and was stunned that they sound as good as they do. Albeit in a very good amp.
With all due respect to others tastes the Genelex Gold Lion are a midrangy tube. In particular they are rich, full and a bit warm for a KT-88 (and I was a devout E34L fan) As a rule I don't care for the 6550/KT88/KT90 sound but these are going to be quite a challenge for Schoo to beat. Even if the Shoo look cool!