Better amp or better tubes?

since someone suggested it let me make it clear: n e v e r buy nos tubes thinking to keep them as spares if they won’t sound good. if they don’t sound good you picked the wrong tubes,it takes 20 seconds to tell on a set you live with. send them back! get something else or your money. never buy without the option to return if you don’t like the sound. if you want to tube roll just to get an idea ,buy used tubes for cheap.
 there is no excuse spending this much for audio and not getting the best.
" The genalax 300b are modest in price" sorry mate but not true. your stock tubes are russian made and still costs 300$(maybe 50$ maximum to produce...) .since there are only few that make 300b these days,and nos 300b prices are so high that they can get away with it ,they are priced so high for what they are. so what? let the lemmings have them.
the best thing to do is to ask mike sanders what tubes will sound the best on his amp.

treat a tube like any audio component. you must know where you are tone wise and where do you want to go from there. more bass and warmth? more highs? maybe you need a bit more output so higher gain power tubes can do the trick. any brand and model will give you something else so you should start learning about the types in your amp ,what's available and how does it sound,and pick the best for your taste . asking other 300b or quicksilver amp owners can help. worn tubes lose highs,if that's what your missing a new set of the stock  tubes will work. in a handwired circuit your preamp/input tubes are your preamp,your power tubes are your power amp .i advise you to buy the best nos/nib power and preamp tubes that you can afford,from a known seller that accepts returns,it won't be cheap but you will get better sound and wouldn't have to worry about it for 20 years. the technical part is testing and swapping the weak ones the audiophile part is just like picking any component as an upgrade. good luck!