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Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR


Which do you prefer; S.E.T. Princess 300B Carbon Plate or KR 300B WE Clone?

I've only experienced NOS 40's/50's WE so my expectations are pretty high. Which do you think captures the essence of the WE most closely? I'm trying to keep the cost down as much as possible so EAT is not an option, as much as I was blown away by their KT88. I considered current WE but they're not in production until Spring 2011.

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sakahara
maxmad
182 posts
 
Are you aware of the fact that Sophia introduced a new flagship? For USD 1200 only you will get the best of the best, but if you hurry up for USD 999 its the best deal ever.

I just hope that WE will be in production soon again.
gsm18439
895 posts
 
Pretty amazing price. It would make it the most expensive 300b in current production.
maxmad
182 posts
 
I think that Sophia push over the top this time, even they are that good, where this greedy attitude are comming from?!
phaelon
1,052 posts
 
"where this greedy attitude are comming from?!"

I can only imagine that as tube merchants see the thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars being spent on the tube amplifiers that their tubes will be used in, and knowing how much influence that the tube has on the amplifier's sound, that they want a piece of that action.
phaelon
1,052 posts
 
I received a replacement set of Sophia Carbon Princesses that were tested for lower emissions. They are biasing just fine. I wish I could make more appropriate comparisons, but for now, all I can say is that they are significantly more detailed, extended and dynamic than the Golden Dragons that they replaced. That's right out of the box. I was told to give them a hundred hours to break in.
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