I have had Thomas's new 300b's in my Manley Neo Classic Pre for over a month now. Within one day of listening to them I ordered another pair. I can't say enough about Thomas's help and Mr/ Lenz's great customer service. I can also say these tubes don't need any real break in period compared to the others that I have used. I own many -both chinese we300b 1:1 models (psvane and shungyang), Gold Lion 300b, EML, Western Electric 300b (68), Takatsuki TA-300B.
I replaced my Takatsuki TA-300B's and I prefer the sound of the Elrog 300b by a . Now theTakatsuki is a great sounding tube and was my favorite until the Elrog ..yes including the original Western Electrics.
IMO the Elrog is not yet another 300b clone. This tube is very different and sounds more modern and defiantly less pillowy on the bottom end. Transients are much faster and in genera the tube is a joy to listen to.
Thomas, thank you for acquiring Elrog and making the changes you have. I hope to have you build me a new archiving pre for my turntables that bests the Manley Steelhead I am using now. Also, can you start making some Elrog t-shirts already?
(yes I am now an Elrog fanboy)
I replaced my Takatsuki TA-300B's and I prefer the sound of the Elrog 300b by a . Now theTakatsuki is a great sounding tube and was my favorite until the Elrog ..yes including the original Western Electrics.
IMO the Elrog is not yet another 300b clone. This tube is very different and sounds more modern and defiantly less pillowy on the bottom end. Transients are much faster and in genera the tube is a joy to listen to.
Thomas, thank you for acquiring Elrog and making the changes you have. I hope to have you build me a new archiving pre for my turntables that bests the Manley Steelhead I am using now. Also, can you start making some Elrog t-shirts already?
(yes I am now an Elrog fanboy)