Ordered a Willsenton R300

@rickybrandt 

It is clear that the Willsenton 300b SET is revealing and preserving the pure beauty of the music you love. Excellent outcome for you. Yes, you mentioned realism. That's what a good SET can do so well.

Charles 

Do you pay customs fees when ordering from China Hifi?  If so, approx how much are they? 

I just received the R300 through Amazon.  Phwoooooaaaarrrrr. Lovely sounding amp, but I am only a few hours in - keep in mind also that I got it to compare with my purely digital setup (Cambridge Audio 851N + 851W into PSB T3s) and I am only really at the beginning of playing around with my audio setup beyond speaker placement and room adjustments. As a newbie, I can wholeheartedly recommend this amp and price point at getting into tubes. My speakers are 91db and very easy to drive, and particularly as I am not a loud volume listener (except when I've had a bit more bourbon than usual) they are an excellent choice for someone like me.

First listens from this morning:

Esbjorn Svenson Trio
Hiromi
a-ha
Brad Mehldau Trio
Duran Duran
Amorphis
Jeff Buckley
Ghost
Ulrich Schnauss
Tangerine Dream

Initial impressions are that the dynamics are much more alive than with the Cambridge Audio - much better and more natural volume control. No surprises with a tube setup it is a much warmer and richer sound. Now to give it a couple of weeks of listening to get those tubes settled in.

@skyforger 

Congratulations !

Nice to know that you are off to such an impressive start. Given the type of music you are listening to I am not surprised.  the amplifier is revealing more aliveness and naturalness. Certainly, makes for a more engaging listening experience.

Charles

I join Charles is affirming your enjoyment of the tube amp.  I listen to mine everyday and those 300b produce a sound more to my liking than any KT88 or high end SS amps I own.  Of course you need to pair them with the right speakers.  It is a modest unit which might serve like a "gateway drug" to move on to more high-end 300b amp,  That is where I am headed.  Replacing the tubes is gonna be huge "but dart" when it is required.  Ouch!