I've used the SED's off and on for a few years. They are not a linear tube in my experience. The upper bass is a bit prominent (maybe not a bad thing in some systems) and mids/upper mids can be a bit uneven (in some systems this might be seen as having beneficial 'sparkle'). Most often when I have tried this tube I've moved on to SED 6550's.
The GL KT88 is deserving of its reputation, linear, extended, tight bass, etc. Sounds like you already have the right tube and would not be happy with the SED KT88.
I would not pay the price for the EAR tubes unless you also have the corresponding $20K cables, $100K speakers, $50K electronics and are just embarrased by using plain old $200 (per quad) tubes. :-)
FWIW.
The GL KT88 is deserving of its reputation, linear, extended, tight bass, etc. Sounds like you already have the right tube and would not be happy with the SED KT88.
I would not pay the price for the EAR tubes unless you also have the corresponding $20K cables, $100K speakers, $50K electronics and are just embarrased by using plain old $200 (per quad) tubes. :-)
FWIW.