JJ 300 B tubes or others ?


Hi, Folks,

I'm looking for a pair of 300 B's for my ANK Kit 1 amp, something that'll be a step (or two) up from the stock Shuguang's that came with the kit.

How are the JJ 300 B's from Slovakia? I've seen them at good prices. Any other suggestions? Let's say the budget is $300 or less.

Thanks!
rebbi
Rebbi,
At your stated price point you won't do better than the Black Treasure tubes(BT) IMO. When the BT was first available for sale they were 600.00 per pair from Grant Fidelity. Given their performance at that time(2009) they were worth it relative to the 300b market then. They sound very good and are quite reliable with very good construction. The JJ is in a lower tier.
Charles.
Charles and everyone,
Nice to have a clear consensus. I'm upgrading the rectifier and remaining signal tubes in my Kit 1. The 300 B's will be next. Nice to have a path mapped out.
Thanks again!
By the way, seems that Grant Fidelity is out of the tube business... at least I cannot find a link to tubes on their site. Happy to be corrected if I'm mistaken.
I believe that PartsConnexion is selling (perhaps bought) Grant Fidelity's stock of tubes. Their recent advertising is cut and pasted from Grant Fidelity. Or check w member Trelja; I believe he also sells the BTs.
Haven't heard the Black Treasures, but I am enjoying the Genelec Gold Lions in my Parallel SET mono's quite a bit.