Decent currently available 300Bs?
Posted: December 19th, 2013, 4:44 pm
by Roscoe Primrose
What's the consensus these days on which currently available 300Bs are a good value?
Roscoe
Re: Decent currently available 300Bs?
Posted: December 20th, 2013, 3:43 pm
by TubeDriver
Roscoe Primrose wrote:What's the consensus these days on which currently available 300Bs are a good value?
Roscoe
I like the sound of the TJ meshplates. Very 45ish sounding. I get about 5 years of daily use out of a set.
Re: Decent currently available 300Bs?
Posted: December 20th, 2013, 6:52 pm
by Bobols
I agree about the TJ Mesh, but I'd put it about in the middle of a spectrum that goes from the vintage WE midrange-to-die-for sound to, at the other extreme, tubes like the EML 300 BXLS and the Shuguang Treasure 300B-z that really sound like a 45, or even like a top-end solid state amp with a little more flesh. But for the money, the TJ Mesh is excellent.
What I'd like to know is, is there a reasonably priced 300B with anywhere near the WE rich midrange sound? I hear Shuguang has come out with the WE replica, but at a very high price.