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300B Advice

I have a Sun Audio 300B and I'm super happy with the sound with JJ 300Bs. Am I missing something though? What happens when I move to an EML or KR or a WE Reissue? Are the JJs on a particular side of the audio spectrum, I assume particularly dynamic.... and if I go for something more textured, will I lose that dynamism. Or do the luxury 300Bs give you both?

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sns
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High grade 300B tubes will provide far more of what you're looking for than the lower cost variety. Full potential of good 300B amp will never be explored with these lesser tubes. Add Elrog, Psvane Acme, Linlai Elite, Takatsuki to your list of superior tubes, all are fine tubes.

sns
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Direct comparisons are difficult to come by, and seems most reviewers enjoy the tubes they purchased. This could mean all are pretty nice, been my assumption. After much research over at least a year, I found it pretty much a crapshoot on which of the nicer 300B to purchase. EML and WE are the only boutique 300B's I've not seen a single failure of, but may not be voiced for everyone. I've seen failures on every single one of the others, tube construction may not always be responsible, some of these amp manufacturers run higher plate voltages than some of these tubes can endure over the long term. So, due diligence is required here, both on voicing front and reliability.

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