mopardave Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Anyone know if the KT88 VA tubes are same tube as the KT88 PSVANE? From what I can see in the pics, they look very similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 PSvane have several levels of kt's... not sure which you are comparing them to. I would think not as there are several chinese factories knocking these out... but I could be wrong. I think PSvane are about the highest quality tubes coming out of China these days... Valve Arts, not so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopardave Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Schu said: PSvane have several levels of kt's... not sure which you are comparing them to. I would think not as there are several chinese factories knocking these out... but I could be wrong. I think PSvane are about the highest quality tubes coming out of China these days... Valve Arts, not so much Ok, just curious. I have the Hi Fi PSvanes that came in my amp. Not a bad tube. I had the black glass PSvanes and one failed a month ago. Years ago I had a quad of el34 valve arts in my other amp. They were a very good tube. Need to order another pair of KT88's and thought I might try the VA's again, but don't want to get the same tubes I already have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopardave Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 I read where the Valve Arts are made at the Shuguang factory. I thought i heard the shuguang tubes were pretty good tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 The Valve Art is a basic Shuguang factory made KT88-98 with Valve Art QC testing. The Ruby KT88-STR is the exact same tube with Ruby QC testing. It is also sold as the Shuguang KT88-98 It is a nice sounding KT88 for reasonable entry cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOSValves Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Dave order them from www.tubesandmore.com they do a decent matching with Ampex tube tester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopardave Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 9 hours ago, NOSValves said: Dave order them from www.tubesandmore.com they do a decent matching with Ampex tube tester. Good to hear from you Craig and thanks for that. You might remember the EL34 VA's as I think I got them from you or you suggested them. They were a great sounding tube and lasted along time in my Chinese junk. That was almost 20yrs ago now, man, time flies. I have ordered from tubesandmore in the past, good dealer. I just ordered a pair of GL KT88 from WPC1896 off Ebay to try. Was gonna order from upscale audio, but i'm broke as a joke right after Christmas and needed to safe a little. Will check with tubesandmore for the VA's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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