my 300b tests

[Gazjam]

Great thread.

Currently running EH Gold grids in my SET power amp and they sound great to me.
My amp is fairly new though, so still running in and the sound is bit up and down at the moment.

Better 300Bs will be the way to go for me, so looking at a significant step up from them.
Thinking (in order):

KR's
PSvane
Sophia Princess

thinking the Elrogs as the ultimate valve to go for?
Like the idea they are a new design by all accounts up there with the best.
Reliability was a concern though, but I think that was in the early days?
Anyone hear them and can comment on reliability?

Think the problem was the filaments were fragile with inrush current and was causing premature valve failure, but I think theres a newer version of the valve?
Might not be an issue amy amp has a soft-start circuit, with no inrush on power up.

Thanks.

 

[Smp]

Well the Elrog ER300Bs do better the EATs by quite a significant margin in my Cary 300SE Signatures - didn't really anticipate the stunning sound quality. Did have one Elrog become unacceptably noisy (s/n in the 400s) and distributor immediately sent me a new pair with s/ns in the 1200s and all was well until recently when one became a bit noisy again, so I swopped them between the two monoblocks and they were instantaneously quiet again ????? So far so good.

 

[Gazjam]

Thanks for that.
Apparently the sound quite special, with early reliability issues its good to know the company looks after their customers.
A good sign.

 

[advr]

Having two Elrogs 300B in the 1150 series.
Like them a lot.[emoji4]

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[jadedavid]

I have experience with Tak's, Elrog's, Shunguang Black Treasures & EML300bXLS's in Coincident Frankenstein amps.
I like a bolder, punchier type of sound but still with that 300b magic.
I have settled on the EML300bXLS for it's excellent sound AND it's reliability and long life expectancy. To me they are truly a "Best Buy".
IMO the Elrogs are still a crap shoot. In the past reliability issues have plagued the company. They have suppossedly corrected the problems with a better vacuum technique and other advances. In their defense they have been very responsive in replacing any failed tubes. Furthermore they do sound quite nice.
But in the end, like all things in this hobby, the tubes are system and personal preference dependent.

 

[ilydamfe]

It's very nice。I like Elrog 300B。

 

[joeinid]

Welcome to the forum, thank you for joining.

 

[ilydamfe]

SuperTNT Sapphire crystal 300BD is a special beautiful tube，nothing like this 300B.

 

[veindoc]

do you make any 300b SET integrated?

 

[Jerome W]

My new 300B SE monoblocks. Halgorythme. They were equipped with the 300B Emission Labs tubes.
But since the Western Electric tubes are more musical, more defined, more dynamic, more natural, more.... more...more.... of everyrhing....the EML went back to their big boxes.

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[joeinid]

Absolutely beautiful Jerome.

 

[bart]

My new 300B SE monoblocks. Halgorythme. They were equipped with the 300B Emission Labs tubes.
But since the Western Electric tubes are more musical, more defined, more dynamic, more natural, more.... more...more.... of everyrhing....the EML went back to their big boxes.

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Jérôme, you have Halgorythme mono blocks again?!
Congrats!

 

[Jerome W]

Jérôme, you have Halgorythme mono blocks again?!
Congrats!

Hello Bart,

Yes ! I sent you a PM on AA to tell you !
I got an opportunity for a used pair of 2011 that Cédric just checked in september.
I will switch between them and the Diafan but always with WE tubes inside !


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