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LinLai WE 300B or the LinLai Global Elite Permaloy 300B tubes ?

I presently am using Sophia Electric 300B mesh-plates and find them to sound good in general.  I originally used the Sophia Royal Princess 300B's and really loved the sound, however in my experience, reliability was really poor and for the price, it wasn't any fun trying to get replacements.  I'm getting ready to order new 300B's however would like to know if any of you have had experience with their WE 300B or their flagship Elite Permaloy 300B.
Thanks... John
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david_ten
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History and much, much more:

http://www.jacmusic.com/techcorner/ARTICLES/English/Portraits/300B/300B-index.html
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liquidsound OP
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OK...  I pulled the trigger on a matched-quad of the  LinLai Global Elite Permaloy 300B's...  I ended up joining their TubeVIP membership and on this purchase more than made up for the yearly membership cost on the discount for the 4 tubes...  Once I get them, I'll get them in place and do some listening.  I don't expect they'll sound terrific until they get ~100-hours on them so I'll try to document the sound as they break-in...
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david_ten
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@liquidsound  Congratulations!  Looking forward to your impressions and feedback.
davidaaa
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I really like my 'new' Western Electric 300B's. but of course it is a matter of personal taste
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I've heard an amp like mine with the original WE 300B's and it does sound really good !  Were you able to compare the "new" WE's with the original ones ?  I am contemplating buying the "new" WE's from LinLai, but want to hear the Elite Permaloy ones first.  I believe they will have their own sound "personality" so to speak.  

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