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  Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR

Which do you prefer; S.E.T. Princess 300B Carbon Plate or KR 300B WE Clone?

I've only experienced NOS 40's/50's WE so my expectations are pretty high. Which do you think captures the essence of the WE most closely? I'm trying to keep the cost down as much as possible so EAT is not an option, as much as I was blown away by their KT88. I considered current WE but they're not in production until Spring 2011.

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Sakahara  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

12-03-10
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12-03-10   addendum: what about this genalex gold lion px300b tube?   Sakahara

12-03-10   Hi, 6 moons did a very detailed review of the full music se ...   Charles1dad

12-03-10   Hi sakahara, i've owned the kr's and found the sound wonderf ...   Montejay

12-03-10   I think most of these current productions have reliability i ...   Sakahara

12-03-10   Hi sakahara, i'm shopping for 300bs too. did you give any co ...   Phaelon

12-03-10   My kr broke at the base and they want me to send the tube ba ...   Lewhite

12-03-10   I have used eml 45 (solid plate) and 2a3 and shungang black ...   Gsm18439

12-04-10   I forgot about emission labs. i recall good things. i'm skep ...   Sakahara

12-04-10   Sakahara, you are apparently confusing the shuguang lower c ...   Charles1dad

12-04-10   Cheap chinees, such as tj's or other's have problems to keep ...   Maxmad

12-04-10   Very happy with the eml 300b solid plate. would love to try ...   Onemug

12-04-10   The problem with eml's mesh, they cant be used on any 300b a ...   Maxmad

12-04-10   I ment, on every 300b amp, sorry guys...   Maxmad

12-04-10   charles1dad: no disrespect intended. i was only generally c ...   Sakahara

12-04-10   Hi, sakahara, you did`nt offend me at all. i was just tryin ...   Charles1dad

12-04-10   who sells the shuguang treasure series? is there a manufact ...   Sakahara

12-04-10   is shuguang treasure grade b ok? reading the description th ...   Sakahara

12-04-10   I purchased the grade a versions from grant fidelity   Charles1dad

12-04-10   The grade b shuguang tubes aren't defective. they're just a ...   Afc

12-05-10   Sometimes grant fidelity has sales on the treasure tubes, ev ...   Gsm18439

12-05-10   afc: don't take offense. i was being facetious about the sh ...   Sakahara

12-05-10   Sakahara, no worries, none taken. haven't heard nos western ...   Afc

12-05-10   Afc: that is a ridiculous. i paid about half that for nos/ni ...   Sakahara

12-05-10   Sakahara, the statement from the tube amp designer sure mak ...   Charles1dad

12-05-10   who has the best price for eml 300b?   Sakahara

12-05-10   Sakahara, which eml 300b are you looking at?   Phaelon

12-07-10   There is a huge difference in quality control between cheap ...   Maxmad

12-11-10   phaelon: i'm looking at the eml 300b. i want 300b tubes th ...   Sakahara

12-16-10   I've decided to buy eml 300b ($495). i've only found two dea ...   Sakahara

12-16-10   That's the solid plate eml 300b, not the mesh plate.   Rgurney

12-16-10   I hope the eml's are everything you want them to be sakahara ...   Phaelon

12-16-10: Sakahara


Rgurney: Correct. The mesh plate wouldn't match amp design/circuitry. That's most likely why so many 300B's fail - not matched for amps.

Phaelon: Hopefully I can recall what the NOS WE sounded like. It's been a few months, plus I'll have new speakers. I think the EML 300B will be satisfying enough based on feedback. It looks good too (resembles WE more then others). In the end all that matters is whether or not I enjoy the sound from my system.
I would have tried the Shuguang Treasure but timing and shipping from Canada.... plus they didn't have Grade A in stock. Considered Grade B ($375). That's how much I'd like to pay for these 300B knock-offs. I almost bought current WE production but the asking prices are ridiculous. I'd rather buy used NOS.

Sakahara  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


12-16-10   what's going on with tube audio store/ram labs? has anyone ...   Sakahara

12-16-10   Sakahara - consider this source: http://www.goodcomponent. ...   Rgurney

12-16-10   tubesusa is a primary supplier of eml tubes.   Tvad

12-17-10   thanks for the shuguang treasure source. much lower prices. ...   Sakahara

12-17-10   Hi, sakahara, you stated in an earlier post that you`re rep ...   Charles1dad

12-17-10   You can try jacmusic.com, jac is the man to deal with, howev ...   Maxmad

12-17-10   Sakahara - i've read online that the 'grading' system is hyp ...   Rgurney

12-17-10   I just checked with my buddy and he wrote that eat would be ...   Maxmad

12-17-10   i've read that, too, but authored from chinese tube sellers. ...   Tvad

12-17-10   "thanks for the shuguang treasure source. much lower pr ...   Phaelon

12-17-10   Eml 300b vs shuguang treasure 300b. comments from those wh ...   Sakahara

12-17-10   charles1dad: the tron/horning combo was incredible. my favo ...   Sakahara

12-17-10   Sakahara, sorry to hear that, these are very tough times for ...   Charles1dad

12-17-10   let's keep our perspective. anyone shopping for vacuum tube ...   Tvad

12-17-10   Tvad: i'm sorry. i'll buy the cheaper 300b tubes. fyi, i wa ...   Sakahara

12-18-10   Sakahara, only you know your current financial status relati ...   Charles1dad

12-18-10   Just buy these: ( http://cgi.ebay.com/new-old-stock-tubes-we ...   Rodman99999

12-19-10   well, i've come full circle and purchasing the sophia set p ...   Sakahara


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