Dazzlingmd,
Congratulations on getting a wonderful amplifier. I've
had the good fortune to use many different 300b tubes in
my SET amplifier. My two favorites are the Takatsuki and
the EML XLS 300b. I also have the AVVT SL 32B and this is
an excellent tube, however I find the former two more
natural and involving. I was in your shoes over 5 years
ago in going from a fine push pull amp to a SET. There's
no going back for me for the same reasons you stated in
your post. I gained deeper involvement and more musical
emotion,soul and realism. When I'd reinsert the push pull
amplifer back into my system for comparison the sound
became more mechanical and less fluid relatively
speaking. Simply put, music sounds more live like and
truthful/believable with the SET in use. I understand
your joy.
Congratulations on getting a wonderful amplifier. I've
had the good fortune to use many different 300b tubes in
my SET amplifier. My two favorites are the Takatsuki and
the EML XLS 300b. I also have the AVVT SL 32B and this is
an excellent tube, however I find the former two more
natural and involving. I was in your shoes over 5 years
ago in going from a fine push pull amp to a SET. There's
no going back for me for the same reasons you stated in
your post. I gained deeper involvement and more musical
emotion,soul and realism. When I'd reinsert the push pull
amplifer back into my system for comparison the sound
became more mechanical and less fluid relatively
speaking. Simply put, music sounds more live like and
truthful/believable with the SET in use. I understand
your joy.