Despite my skepticism, I went for a pair of the GF Treasure Globes about 6 mos. ago. Frankly, they shocked me at how good they sound.
I also have an excellent Aric Audio preamp (a "near" Motherlode II I would call it), and the Globes are as good as my favorite NOS 6F8G round plates (National Unions) in the preamp. OK, I'd maybe a very, very slight nudge to preferring the NUs, HOWEVER, the Globes are tremendously quiet, very well balanced top to bottom with an awesome soundstage. The kicker is that the '40s round plate NUs are extremely hard to find, they are microphonic, and they get noisy quickly, like playing vinyl. The bottom line, after rolling multitudes of highly rated NOS 6SN7s, the GF Globes, though a bit on the expensive side, are the real deal (just give them 100-200 hours to get to their best).
I haven't heard the Linlai Elites, but would love to read a comparison between the two. Anyone??