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KT-120 tubes vs Gold Lion KT88's

Hi everyone I have recently purchased my first set of kt-120 tubes
for my cary cad-120s amp and I must say what a difference especially in techno music! The bass just goes so low, though I need a second set of tubes for once these end there life. Instead of scrambling cash for a new set last minute. I was thinking of getting gold lion kt-88 since such praise from them. And would like to try them out for the fun of it. How do the gold lions compare to the tung-sol
kt-120s?
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Wolf, at the introduction of the 150s there was much talk regarding the 150s as a direct replacement for, say a set of KT88s, because the transformers and/or power supplies may need to be upgraded.

I haven't been keeping up with this topic and I'm not intending to put you on the spot but are you saying you haven't heard of any problems associated with replacing KT88s with KT150s?

I have a pair of Carver VTA 180s and I believe his sales information states that his latest line of VTA 200s and 350s are able to use the KT150 tubes. Might this simply be a bit of upgrade hype?
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