I verified with Bogner that KT88's can be installed without modifications, and they gave me the recommended bias settings. However, KT88's are not cheap so I don't know if they will be worth buying just to see if they sound good.
The Shiva 20th comes with KT88's, but from what I've read, isn't necessarily built specifically for KT88's since it has R6 resistors or something to that effect. I don't know technically what exactly those guys are talking about but they claim that the difference between the regular and the 20th are minor. It seems the difference besides cosmetics are the added gain stage and clean tone controls enabled when the boost is engaged.
The Shiva EL34 can also run 6L6's safely according to Bogner, but they say the transformers aren't really matched for them so they don't sound that good. I'm seriously thinking about getting a good pair of KT88's. What say you?
The Shiva 20th comes with KT88's, but from what I've read, isn't necessarily built specifically for KT88's since it has R6 resistors or something to that effect. I don't know technically what exactly those guys are talking about but they claim that the difference between the regular and the 20th are minor. It seems the difference besides cosmetics are the added gain stage and clean tone controls enabled when the boost is engaged.
The Shiva EL34 can also run 6L6's safely according to Bogner, but they say the transformers aren't really matched for them so they don't sound that good. I'm seriously thinking about getting a good pair of KT88's. What say you?
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