Bob Carver 180 Mono-blocks perform superbly

I've heard the golden lion KT88 reissues are very good. I'm thinking of getting them.

I mentioned in my post on Jan 22 that I have Gold Lion for power tube- Great upgrade for money. I'm thinking about getting Black Treasure or Psvane when I have some extra cash :)
Roll 12 tubes would cost a small fortune if getting premium grade
Check tube-sale.com for various grades available

Thanks guys. I missed that earlier post Thuan. Will certainly get some Gold Lions when funds permit. I have hooked up the Bobs to my Maggie MMGs with great results. I need to turn the volume up to around half way to get decent spl but the Bobs don't seem to be struggling at all.

Maggies do soak up power like a sponge...can you describe more in detail how the Carvers sound on them?

My MMGs were previously powered by an ME 550 solid state power amp. Using a Dynavector L300 preamp the sound with the Maggies was simply superb to my ears. Quite effortless with plenty of punch. With the Bobs connected the soundstage is more open and I hear more of the harmonics of instruments and vocals. The ME/Dyn combo without doubt has more bass slam but lacked the air and upper extension of the Bobs. As mentioned before the Bobs do need to be turned up a fare bit for the MMGs to sing though.

These are my views with all stock standard tubes supplied with the Bobs so things could change in a hurry!