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In Reply to: RE: Genalex vs Western Electric 300B posted by mhardyman on July 03, 2024 at 10:48:49
I've played around a bit and found the Genalex to be a good bit superior to the JJ and various Chinese variants I've tried. Which is why I thought the WE might offer a real sonic improvement. Maybe not though, which is why I'm asking. Thanks for the thoughts.
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I have pairs of JJ 300Bs and the new WE 300Bs. To be honest, I have been preferring the JJs due to their totally unaggressive mid-to-upper-mid presentation compared to the WEs, which can get slightly "crunchy" -- in my setup -- to my ears.
I will, of course, go back to the WEs for another listen at some point.
Your Mileage May Vary.
I keep a small stable of matched pairs of different make to just turn things around. They are so close. But I get used to their sound and then bored so I mix it up. I play music, and they are used for video as well. For me, tubes are an everyday thing.
Just a reminder: The WE 300B was released in 1937 and they were predominately used to power the telephone system. They were installed in systems expressly designed to run 24/7/365 with reliability and stability in the forefront of their operating parameters. Thus came the expected 40,000 hour survival rate.
There was no competition. Now we are all benefiting from the tooling being sold to Russia, China, Slovakia and Japan since they are making these little beasties again purely due to market forces.
...and we are still farting around with vacuum tubes! What a world!
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