Toolshed Amps 300b Stereo Amp


I am having one built now, check out the review on Part Time Audiophile's site....

 

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Synergy has a lot to do with good sound,  the Zesto / Toolshed  pairing is such a great match.    When I got the Zesto , it revealed how good those Quicksilvers are. 

As great as those Mid Monos have been,, the Toolshed 300b is in a completely different league.   It is amazing in it's ability to render a three dimensional image .   I have spent about 5 or 6 hours a night since Sunday playing song after song .   Some that I'm very familiar with, some are completely new to me .   

My mental notes while listening have been ;  amazing clarity , huge image extending way beyond the speakers.  They disappear.    Clarity , accuracy,  realism, lifelike,  are all things that i keep saying in my head.   

Little sounds like tapping the top of a guitar,   the inhale / exhale as a singer projects,  the ambiance of the venue are all revealed with this amp.  

Bass is solid and incredibly tight,  and deep.  I keep thinking this is only 7 watts?   Most surprising are the lower registers of a piano.   

There is a connection to the music that is so engaging that I am completely not thinking about the hardware,  I am thinking about what song I am going to play next.   

I can say without reservation that this amp was worth the wait and worth the money.    

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Wonder how it compares to the Western Electric amp. That thing is gorgeous as it should be for about 2X the money.  Dont think I could live with the looks of the toolshed unfortunately.  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder for sure.

This thread is about the Toolshed 300b.  Not vapor ware....Has anyone even seen the WE91e in person ?   Anyone here own one ?  Please chime in if you do. They have been promising this amp for a long time and it's still "coming soon"   Either way, it's way out of my price range.  It's more than 2x the price , so if you buy one let us know how it is.... beauty IS in the eye of the beer holder ....that thing is ugly in my eyes.

This amp sounds sublime.... So it's looks are a little polarizing, that's ok, the fit and finish is excellent,  this is execution on a high level.   I love it , pics do not do it justice .  

As far as the WE amp I think that's a little weird looking myself.   Should have had a more retro industrial look and analog meters .  

I'll take a simple point to point wiring design and analog volume  over a PCB and volume encoder any day.   The WE Monos look cool,  the 91e ?  fugly.

Three year warranty on WE amp,  and 5 years on tubes is a joke right?   Toolshed amps have a lifetime warranty , although I doubt I will ever have to exercise it.  

 

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”

True, and always will be the case. The W.E. amplifier is certainly a very different aesthetic (I don’t like the front panel big screen, but that’s just me 😊) I don’t find that it is more attractive than the Toolshed 300b SET amplifier appearance. Horses for courses folks.