Ordered a Willsenton R300

I just received the R300 through Amazon.  Phwoooooaaaarrrrr. Lovely sounding amp, but I am only a few hours in - keep in mind also that I got it to compare with my purely digital setup (Cambridge Audio 851N + 851W into PSB T3s) and I am only really at the beginning of playing around with my audio setup beyond speaker placement and room adjustments. As a newbie, I can wholeheartedly recommend this amp and price point at getting into tubes. My speakers are 91db and very easy to drive, and particularly as I am not a loud volume listener (except when I've had a bit more bourbon than usual) they are an excellent choice for someone like me.

First listens from this morning:

Esbjorn Svenson Trio
Hiromi
a-ha
Brad Mehldau Trio
Duran Duran
Amorphis
Jeff Buckley
Ghost
Ulrich Schnauss
Tangerine Dream

Initial impressions are that the dynamics are much more alive than with the Cambridge Audio - much better and more natural volume control. No surprises with a tube setup it is a much warmer and richer sound. Now to give it a couple of weeks of listening to get those tubes settled in.

@skyforger 

Congratulations !

Nice to know that you are off to such an impressive start. Given the type of music you are listening to I am not surprised.  the amplifier is revealing more aliveness and naturalness. Certainly, makes for a more engaging listening experience.

Charles

I join Charles is affirming your enjoyment of the tube amp.  I listen to mine everyday and those 300b produce a sound more to my liking than any KT88 or high end SS amps I own.  Of course you need to pair them with the right speakers.  It is a modest unit which might serve like a "gateway drug" to move on to more high-end 300b amp,  That is where I am headed.  Replacing the tubes is gonna be huge "but dart" when it is required.  Ouch!  

HiFi Cave just posted a video on his 2nd try with the R300.  Once again, speaker pairing is paramount, but overall very positive.

I have both an R8 and now an R300 as well. Everything Huff said is right on the money. They each have a different presentation. I prefer the 300B sound but the R8 kicks serious enjoyment as well. Ordered from Amazon in case I needed to return it. It's not leaving this house. 

It is the perfect match for my new Sonus faber Lumina II speakers. Hard to drive with 8 watts? Not in the least. The Luminas are 86db sensitivity and 4 ohms. The R300 does not break a sweat. I'm listening to Blues now at between 70 and 80 db SPL. Effortless grunt at 10 o'clock. Not a hint of clipping. Those transformers are priceless.