Mastersound 300b Compact-thoughts???

@charles1dad Yes, definitely reassuring! I would have found it an odd choice to overtax 300b tubes, as this would no doubt result in some unfavorable opinions of them due to the replacement cost of the tubes. At sometimes 20,000-40,000 hour ratings for some high quality 300b tubes (like Takatsuki or WE), the expense can be justified, but if an amp is pushing them so hard that they are spent in significantly less time, then it becomes a big problem!

The brand does seem like it's fairly well-respected (though not very well known still outside of Europe).

@mmcgill829 

The brand does seem like it's fairly well-respected (though not very well known still outside of Europe).

Yes, I’m pretty sure the Mastersound has greater presence in the European audio market compared with North America. Although Allnic and Mastersound differ in their approach to building 300b SET amplifiers I believe both of these would sound terrific with the Coherent speakers you’re having built.

Charles

@mmcgill829   Thanks for sharing the info on the integrated amp from the U.S. distributor. Great to see they were responsive. The information was helpful.

Who is the U.S. distributor for MasterSound? Thanks.

@david_ten No problem! They were very responsive - I had a reply back within 12 hours and then an answer back after reaching out to Mastersound within 2 days.

The US distributor is Mofi Distribution, so I'm not surprised with the quick service!

@mmcgill829  Thanks!