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300B replacement

I recently had a Western Electric 300B die on me. If I replaced the one with a new or newer tube, would i hear an imbalance in the two channels?

Other options i am considering are the Sophia mesh plates, Sophia princess mesh or carbon plates, valve art, or Shuguang nickel plates.

Any opinions will be greatly appreciated.

thank you in advance,

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riley804
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Think it would be better to replace both at the same time as then you would have the same amount of hours on both tubes, instead of just replacing one. If you only replace the one tube, and 1-2 months later, the other one goes bad, then you have to replace that one...the "older" of the two tubes is going to have more hours on it.
riley804
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Let me try this again...

I think it would be better to replace both tubes instead of just the one as you really dont know how many hours are on the other one ( the good one ).

If you were to replace just one tube , and 1-2 months later, the other tube goes bad, then the " newer " one has more hours on it. That is why when buying tubes, its best to buy them in pairs/quads.
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