Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR

Jwm,
If in fact there`re sonic improvement(not for certain yet) I agree with you.

I got the RP tubes 30 minutes ago and they`re warming up now. Well out of the box they sound very good! I`ll burn them in over the next 2 days and post early impressions this weekend. This tube is off to a promising start that`s for sure.
Regards,

"This tube is off to a promising start that`s for sure.”

Alright!!! Meat’s still on the menu :-)

I was able to find a quad of gently used KR 300B's to try in my VAC REN amp... so I'm out of the running for the mysterious megabuck Takatsuki's. A part of me is sad that I won't get to try them, but the money saved by going with the KR's makes it a bit easier.

If the Takatsuki's continue to get killer review's, I'll probably bite the bullet in a year or two just to see what I'm missing.

Looking forward to following the evolution of this thread.

Phaelon, congrats! What type of KR's you got, present production WE bottle type? Any impressions so far?

THX

Pdreher,
The KR is said to be a very good sounding tube.The problem is certain vintages have a spotty reputation for reliability. The VAC REN circuit(hot rod) is said to be demanding and tough on the 300b. I hope you got the good ones.Best of luck.