Looks like the Elrogs went up in price - https://www.partsconnexion.com/elrog.html
Headphone Tube Amps - The hunt for all 300B TUBE AMPS
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ColSaulTigh
Headphoneus Supremus
Pro tip: call and ask for a discount. Should save you 10-15%.
wow these prices are still 15% lower than how much we have to pay for Elrogs in UK
Lickumms
500+ Head-Fier
What 300B has the best bass extension? Or has the most tube flavor to its sound? Seems like the Elrog is very technical but I want bass and tube sound.
ColSaulTigh
Headphoneus Supremus
How do you define "tube sound"? Also, why do you think being technical and having a lack of bass are mutually exclusive? The Elrog Mo's are very technical AND have extreme depth and heft to them. They are not slow and bloated like some other 300B (I'm looking at you Western Electric) but have plenty of extension on both ends. You can add more warmth and/or wetness (tube sound?) by tweaking the drivers. For example, RCA "Grey Glass" 6SN7's are nice and warm, and Tung Sol BGRP 6F8G's are slick and wet while also being warm and hefty.
paradoxper
Headphoneus Supremus
You will want to slow down and make careful decisions so you don't make a mistake.
The WE300B imparts the better bombastic bass response with clear coloration through the midrange and rolled treble.
The Tak follows the house with some cleaner extensions especially through the top end.
The Mo is the most technical but also has the best bass extension; by fluidity and extension.
TM300B is technically the best 300B I've heard and follows a Mo prowess with better expansion, but it's also unavailable.
If you aren't careful, you are going to wind up with a very tubey and muddled bloat / veil response.
It's possible that is what you want, a concession for trade, and ACME could better fit the role.
It will also largely depend on the amplification. Eddie Current amps are a real bear to sweeten-up and that is due to their topology.
An Balancing Act would be an exception from the Studio line.
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Lickumms
500+ Head-Fier
It's more that $2000+ is an outlandish amount to pay for a pair of tubes.
incredulousity
Headphoneus Supremus
Many of us would disagree, but then we are a cult.
Lickumms
500+ Head-Fier
My amp didn't even cost $2000, since it was on sale.
paradoxper
Headphoneus Supremus
This was unfortunately inevitable due to increases in electricity, gas and other manufacturing costs.
What this means, is the possibility of another price increase in the close future.
In addition: TM PSA:
Elrog is facing a small material crisis; due to the lack of raw material supply, no new rectifiers will be manufactured for a time. This extension is 6 months up to 12 months.
If you need to place a order or stock up, do it now. The last batch for PCX arrives this week and no new orders will be placed.
Elrog keeps a small stock of rectifiers to ensure warranty cases will be addressed.
*This will not affect production of triodes*
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Seeing if anyone has a good condition OG HD800 or HD800s that would like to trade for WE300B or Elrog ER ... we can go over the details on PM. Thanks.
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The HD800 was to bright for me The S was perfect.
My buddy emailed me this:
I'd get an original HD800 (silver cups) and do the Super Dupont Resonator aka "French mod" from Sorrodje on SBAF to attenuate the 6 Khz peak. HD800S is slightly more aggressive bass and slightly more 6 khz attenuation.
Thoughts? Thanks.
Have not heard the mod , but from what I’ve read it was very well received. I wonder if that mod receded into the background when the S arrived?
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