Tom,
I used a loaned pair of the Sophia Electric Royal Princess for about 3 weeks and they sounded very good in my Frankenstein. I also had a loaned pair of the Western Electric reissue 300b about 4 years ago but didn't like them in my amplifier. It's certainly quite possible that they could be a better match for your amplifier and you're getting a different version (presumably) of this reissued 300b. People say that the Psvane W.E.Replica is a very good sounding 300b option.
Based on my experience I believe that certain 300b tubes sound better in some amplifiers compared to others. Tom I'm very interested in your listening impressions of the Western Electric reissues once you've heard them in your system. Tom depending on the operation points (O.P.) of your Aric Audio amplifier the EML meshplate could be an option.
The only drawback I note with the upper tier 300bs is they are expensive. But I'll concede they do sound fantastic.
Charles
I used a loaned pair of the Sophia Electric Royal Princess for about 3 weeks and they sounded very good in my Frankenstein. I also had a loaned pair of the Western Electric reissue 300b about 4 years ago but didn't like them in my amplifier. It's certainly quite possible that they could be a better match for your amplifier and you're getting a different version (presumably) of this reissued 300b. People say that the Psvane W.E.Replica is a very good sounding 300b option.
Based on my experience I believe that certain 300b tubes sound better in some amplifiers compared to others. Tom I'm very interested in your listening impressions of the Western Electric reissues once you've heard them in your system. Tom depending on the operation points (O.P.) of your Aric Audio amplifier the EML meshplate could be an option.
The only drawback I note with the upper tier 300bs is they are expensive. But I'll concede they do sound fantastic.
Charles