Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR

I agree with your findings also Charles1dad and thanks for all of the time you have put into this thread. Now that we have praised both of these tubes (and the truth be known) I wonder how the sales will drive the prices?

I received my Takatsuki's late yesterday and they are warming up in my Frankenstein amps now. Right out of the box, I,m hearing profound differences from the previous Black Bottles. I can tell that they take the Franks to a new level. I'll report more as things progress. I was able to purchase a lightly used pair of Black Bottles to go with the 2 from the Franks and I will install them in the VAC 30/30. Should be interesting

Hi Markus,
Congratulations!Profound differences,I believe you my brother,the Frankenstein with the Takatsuki becomes insanely good. I really look forward to your impressions with that combo and also the VAC REN 30/30 with the BT tubes.Marcus, you`re living good right now.
Regards,

Charles1dad,

The one thing you didn't tell me about these tubes is that they come with couchlock!! You install the tubes, turn on the amp and the couch grabs you and you are locked in to the incredable sound these tubes make possible.

Marcus,
True, but I did``nt want to be accused of 'over the top' praise. I was fairly confident you`d like them. With your Coincident Pure REF speakers I knew you`d hear all they`re capable of.I glad you took the chance and bought them.