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Tubes & Valves Upgrades, Spares & General Comments |
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Best affordable 300 B's ?
Hi all,
After a shortcircuit in my Western Electric 300 B, and lengthy discussions with the factory about the warranty, I replaced them with Electro Harmonix ones. Of course the difference in sound is huge, but since the E.H.-es have a couple of years of intense use now, I will be looking shortly for an affordable replacement. What make and type can you guys suggest to me? I adored the sound of the Westerns but they are pricewise too far away from what I am willing to invest. Looking forward to your suggestions, Leon |
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Sophia Electric "princess" 300b's are highly regarded, but I don't know from personal experience...
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Thanks Jay, I will Google around a bit and try to find a testreport somewhere.
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Line Magnetic has a couple 300B integrated amps.
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Thnx Tom, maybe I was not clear enough, but looking to replace the tubes, not the amp :-)
Although I do like Line Magnetic...... Last edited by Leondutch; 02-09-2013 at 09:37 PM. |
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I really should finish reading the thread before I get too excited and post something irrelevant
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Quote:
Thanks again for the tip, Leon |
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I would suggest looking into these. The KR Audio are a bit pricey but not as high as WE. I hoping to try their 845's in my amp soon. I believe that Bob (Vintage Tube) can get the GL's at a good price. Definitely worth a PM to him.
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Thnx for that tip too. I will send Bob a PM when my current E.H.'s will dim.
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