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Manley 300B preamp

I have ordered and am waiting for the arrival of a dream object: Manley Neo-Classic 300B. While waiting I thought of inviting owners of this preamp a thread where we can hang around for the latest news. Please feel free to describe it's sound, matching in your system, experience with different tubes etc. I would love to read about your experiences while waiting: then at least I can do some virtual listening ;-)
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mtrspt5
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I've retubed my Manley preamp to be synergistic with the retubed Manley 250 amps running Maggie 20.1. I realized early on that I could make some significant changes in the sound and found a match that works for me. The amps are running:

SED EL34, GEC A2900, RCA 12bh7 blackplates

The 300B preamp now has:

EML 300B Mesh, Philip miniwatt Metal base gz34, Brimar 6sl7gty and RCA OD3.

Still have a set of Western Electric 300Bs, but the midrange was too rich and colored. The EMLs really clarified the midrange.
mtrspt5
13 posts
 
Musicophile,

Sorry for the delay in my response. I did not have to do any bias change to the tubes. They work great in the preamplifier-very under stressed.
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