Start of tube rolling series on my blog

Al, well spotted, thanks! I'd never used the URL button on this forum before and didn't notice the duplication.
Thanks again.

Hi Rebbi,
I have to agree with AL, I always enjoy reading your blog and also your posts on this site. I look forward to your impressions of the 300bs. This is one tube I've had much experience with over the past 6 years. Some pf them can get rather expensive granted, but I love this output tube.
Charles,

Part II of the Tube Rolling blog series is up, this one on affordable 300B's!
https://stevefolberg.wordpress.com/2015/12/18/new-tubes-part-ii/
Enjoy!

Another informative and classily done writeup, Rebbi, as always. Thanks! I hadn’t previously been aware of the "Wall of Sound" comparison test.

Given the less than stratospheric prices of these choices, I’m starting to think that an upgrade of the **eight** 300Bs used in my amp may be in my future at some point. (Although I understand the amp can be run with four of them, with half the power capability). The amp presently uses brown-base 300B-98s, screened and supplied by VAC. I’d have to be sure, though, that any replacement is truly Western Electric spec-compliant, or in my amp (which drives them particularly hard, and considerably harder than the Kit1) the tubes (and perhaps the amp) would not last long.

BTW, regarding thetubestore.com, I’ve made a few purchases from them over the years, all speedy and perfect.

Thanks again. Best regards,
-- Al

Thanks so much Al. I appreciate your feedback and your kind words.