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Takayuki 300B vs Western Electric NEW Production 300B

Hi everyone,

Has anyone had the good fortune to audition or own both of these fine 300b tubes?

I am particular in the "New Production"  Western Electric 300b, which seems to be heading in the right direction, vs the Takayuki 300B, which mimics the original Western Electric, and many have stated is a very good 300b.

Both are approximately the same price, with the Western Electric coming with a 5 year warranty.

I'll be using a matched pair in my Vinnie Rossi L2iSE integrated preamp section. Just which brand?

Any comments would be appreciated in sound quality choices.

J.
xsparky
lsmith42
14 posts
 
The new production WE 300b tubes arrived this last week… will start running them sometime over the weekend (enjoying the Takatsuki tubes immensely ATM)… will update here I guess?
willgolf
933 posts
 
Just ordered 16 WE tubes for my Canary Audio Grand Reference Mono amps.  They are currently being tested and broken in prior to shipping to me.  I might order a couple of spares just in case.
rareace
113 posts
 
@lsmith42 Looking forward to your comparison.
-Alex
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jriggy
549 posts
 
I talked to a guy who has both the TAK’s and the new WE’s in a VInnie Rossi L2i. He didn’t come off any detailed comparison other than to say  if forced to pick between the WE and the TAKs, he’d pick the WE, that it’s everything a 300b should be… Other than that, I think I read elsewhere that the WE’s have tighter bass than the TAK’s. 
dgcurtis36
23 posts
 
Hey Xsparky. I too have an L2i-SE and am thinking about trying out some different 300B’s. I keep bouncing around between the Takatsuki, Elrog and new issue WE’s and was wondering what you settled on, if anything. 
Thanks
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