300B Advice

markusthenaimnut---very good comments!!!!

For anyone who has the time, click on the link below.  A classic 300B Shootout.  IMO, they are all very good tubes.

Direct comparisons are difficult to come by, and seems most reviewers enjoy the tubes they purchased. This could mean all are pretty nice, been my assumption. After much research over at least a year, I found it pretty much a crapshoot on which of the nicer 300B to purchase. EML and WE are the only boutique 300B's I've not seen a single failure of, but may not be voiced for everyone. I've seen failures on every single one of the others, tube construction may not always be responsible, some of these amp manufacturers run higher plate voltages than some of these tubes can endure over the long term. So, due diligence is required here, both on voicing front and reliability.

@willgolf Thanks for that link. That's the evening sorted. 

@ghdprentice You're right. The Takatsuki is splendid. The warmth and lushness you ascribed to it is there but not in a mushy way at all. It's the long sustain being captured that fills the room.

What you are missing could  very well be a pair of speakers that produce a beautiful, lush midrange when fed by wonderful 300B amplifier.