Have about fifty hours on my new Linlai 2A3 tubes running in the DHT pre-amp section of my Vinnie Rossi L2i-SE integrated. While there may still be break in improvements to come, I feel confident in saying that these are remarkable tubes that easily beat out the Elrog 300bs I had been running. I agree with Srajan's assessment of their particular qualities in his review, but would like to add two dimensions of their character that he didn't mention. First, the Linlai 2A3 give acoustically recorded music a tactile quality I've never heard before. The sensation of fingers on strings and frets, fingers on keyboards, drumsticks on drum skins, etc. is both delicate and pronounced, which helps put the music more 3 dimensionally in the room. Second, tonal accuracy along with depth and purity is the most engrossing I've encountered with any tube. But without cloying euphonics. As a side note, the tube's output is substantially greater than that of the ER 300bs, at least in terms of where the volume control now likes to sit. Lots of other good qualities but I would just be paraphrasing what Srajan has already said.
