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Affordable SET's with 211 or 300B tubes, (2000 dolllars maximum)

Hello to all,

Would like to receive recommendations of SET amps wiih 211 or 300B tubes, maximum 2000 dollars.

There's various options on this price range?

Thanks.
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cosmicjazz OP
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Thanks for all the recommendations guys! really appreciated.

Would like to know more about japanese manufacturers, but not the major brands that also make ultra high end stuff like Air Tight, Wavac, Leben, Luxman, Phasemation and etc.. trying to find more independent builders.

Mostly because I can get better deal from Japanese made amps, due have a friend in there that can bring the amp, import tax via mail order is inviable where I live.

For reasonable prices Japanese tube amps I only know Triode Corp, Elekit, Softone, Sun Audio (a bit more expensive)...

Other suggestions?

Thanks!
azazello
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IMO, brand amps are made with regular parts. DIY hand made unique amp - with Hi quality resistors, caps.....
craigl59
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Just got the new NobSound 300B SET monoblocks with JJ Tesla tubes, Japanese transformers, European capacitors and resistors (high quality ones) and American fittings/bindings. Checked the units carefully and they are well built with precisely the components NobSound describes. It's $1169 delivered by expedited UPS from Shenzhen, China (the skyscraper capital of the world).

Chinese amps are not favored on this site but I have been listening to it for a week now and it is very good. In particular, the 98db S/N ratio is better than most SET amps and the unit is dead black quiet. Give it a look see -- it is on Amazon, EBay, and Douk Audio.

Using Tekton Double Impact speakers, these monoblocks have enough power to blow you into another dimension. Have vetted them carefully with REW and frequency, distortion, and impulse response is all superb. Have reviewed them on the Amazon site. Will just pass along this information and not provide further responses as Chinese products bring out the kind of thread ugliness that I will be avoiding.

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pbnaudio
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https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F123769863103

This one has both 

Good Listening

Peter 
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charles1dad
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I don't agree that all Chinese made amplifiers are negatively viewed  on this site. Those that don't preform well or have reliability issues have been rightly called out. On the other hand those such as  for example Line Magnetic have received considerable praise on this forum. People are able to properly discern amongst various Chinese products. 
Charles
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