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Which 300b amplifier for Devore O/96

I am looking to upgrade (and simultaneously downsize) from Coincident Frankenstein Mk2 300b SET monoblock amps to one of these stereo amplifiers.

These are the four candidates so far: Nagra 300p, Luxman MQ-300, Wavac EC-300B, Air Tight ATM-300R, Shindo Cortese 300b

My preamp/dac is Bricasti M12 and my speakers are Devore O/96.

I am not looking nor interested in any other 300b amps at this point.

If anyone has compared one or more of these amps (esp on an Orangutan) do chime in.

Where I live I can probably demo the Nagra and the Air Tight but nothing else.

Thoughts?
essrand

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shkong78
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My recommendation to OP.

Get the NOS Wes 300B (6k$ or more) made before 1960, then Coincident Frankenstein will be alive again.

Or you can get Line Magnetic 508 or 805, then you have lot of room for tube rolling.

After tube rolling, LM amp sounds very  close to Silbatone 300B SET which will blow up Nagra.
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shkong78
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Dear Op

We had exchanged opinions about Lyngdorf before.

Are you still located in India?

If so, even refutable dealer in US have limitation to help you.

Thomas
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shkong78
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If you find WE Nos 300B to be too expensive, then I recommend you try
Psavne Acme 300B.

https://www.hifi-amplifiers.com/en/psvane-acme-serie-300b-hiend-vacuum-tube-replace-we300b-matched-pair-p-5262.html

I had have sweet and natural sound with Line Magnetic 508 with Acme 300B for more than 400 hours running.

My Nos WE 300B had been running more than 10K hours with no problem.

If you account for its longevity, then it is not expensive.

The problem is that it is  hard to get good and genuine Nos 300B at reasonable price.
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