Woo Audio Amp Owner Unite

[isquirrel]

Holy smokes I was just checking out the prices on KR 300B's TubeDepot are nearly double the price of Tube Audio Products ?
 
https://tubedepot.com/products/kr-audio-300b
 
http://www.kraudioproducts.com/Kr/ProductDetail.aspx?CatID=13&ProductID=4#

 

[Stereolab42]

  Holy smokes I was just checking out the prices on KR 300B's TubeDepot are nearly double the price of Tube Audio Products ?
 
https://tubedepot.com/products/kr-audio-300b
 
http://www.kraudioproducts.com/Kr/ProductDetail.aspx?CatID=13&ProductID=4#

 
You just saved me a few hundred dollars sir, this is too good a price. Ordered the balloons.

 

[Fririce0003]

Holy smokes I was just checking out the prices on KR 300B's TubeDepot are nearly double the price of Tube Audio Products ?

https://tubedepot.com/products/kr-audio-300b

http://www.kraudioproducts.com/Kr/ProductDetail.aspx?CatID=13&ProductID=4#

Oh no, why did you have to post that?! Now it's all too tempting to pick up some 300BXLS and 2A3's!

 

[Khragon]

yeah I know.. was thinking the same, which KR should I get? 300b balloon or xls?
 
*edit*
saw the xls is the higher power one and needed different amp, got the balloon.

 

[kokushu]

EML distributor told me the same thing about their 300b too.  Now I wonder if they just all agreed to increase their price so we have to paid more.  They basically said that they are going to double the price at the end of the year.

 

[isquirrel]

Oh no, why did you have to post that?! Now it's all too tempting to pick up some 300BXLS and 2A3's!

Well you got me onto them.... 

 
Do you think the 300BXLS will work in the 234's?

 

[Fririce0003]

Well you got me onto them.... 

Do you think the 300BXLS will work in the 234's?

Hahaha my bad
I'd say the XLS should work, it's confirmed to work with the WA5 since the circuitry and the transformers are massively over spec'd so it accommodates the extra current draw. So if say looking at the build of the 234 it should be fine. And I also recall Jack saying it won't draw the full wattage just what the standard 300b draws, though it's always nice to have that extra headroom.

 

[Khragon]

Got an email from http://www.tubeaudioproducts.com to say that they are no longer carrying KR tubes due to QC issues.

 

[Stereolab42]

  Got an email from http://www.tubeaudioproducts.com to say that they are no longer carrying KR tubes due to QC issues.

 
Yeah, I just noticed the PayPal refund, without even a note to explain why. I suspected it was too good to be true. Well, I'm not paying $900+ for these then.

 

[Stereolab42]

   
Yeah, I just noticed the PayPal refund, without even a note to explain why. I suspected it was too good to be true. Well, I'm not paying $900+ for these then.

 
Well my email provider decided to delay all my email by 8+ hours today, it turns out Alfred Kayser (who runs that website) did send me a note right after the refund. He does claim that he stopped selling KR Audio tubes because of massive quality control issues. Basically they started using inferior parts/techniques. Now this tubedepot.com page paints a very different picture:
 
https://www.tubedepot.com/t/brands/kr-audio
 
But given the amount of money involved I see no reason to take a risk, absent further data.

 

[Fririce0003]

Well my email provider decided to delay all my email by 8+ hours today, it turns out Alfred Kayser (who runs that website) did send me a note right after the refund. He does claim that he stopped selling KR Audio tubes because of massive quality control issues. Basically they started using inferior parts/techniques. Now this tubedepot.com page paints a very different picture:

https://www.tubedepot.com/t/brands/kr-audio


But given the amount of money involved I see no reason to take a risk, absent further data.

Hmm fair enough on their part, wouldn't want to be selling off possibly defective goods along with the headache that'd go with returns.
But sort of surprised about the QC issues, my 300B balloons have been running smoothly and have nice thick glass on them. Was actually surprised about the extra weight to them vs the Sophia princesses, of which I've replaced twice under warranty.

 

[isquirrel]

Hmm, speedbump, needs further investigation could any number of reasons other than the stated one. Might see if I can contact KR direct.

 

[isquirrel]

Anyone using one of these ?
 
http://www.antipodesaudio.com/index.html

 

[Fririce0003]

Anyone using one of these ?

http://www.antipodesaudio.com/index.html

I'm running the old DS, the version before the DXe and newer DS came in. It's got the same specs as the new DS but a better power supply.
It's very transparent, hooked up to the Luxman DA-06 it's almost indistinguishable from the Luxman D-06 SACD. I actually prefer it, it still had that smooth, musical, liquid Luxman mid but also a tad more detail retreival. I was using a light harmonic USB with the USB power turned off on the antipodes.
The new DX with the SSD's is supposed to be a noticeable step up, better storage medium, better disc reader and a better power supply. A bit disappointed it wasn't in at the start if the year when I got mine...
Though one thing is the software to tag and organise the music library is a bit fiddley at times and if you're ripping and playing back at the same time it'll take a little time between tracks, not much, but not gapless. Also if you're using it with a Telstra T-Hub modem router and a wireless access point going to the Ethernet port it'll occasionally drop out or fail to connect, the T-Hub wireless is hopeless. So I'd hardwire to get around that if you're able to, I've just been too lazy to chase an Ethernet cable down the wall.

 

[fhuang]

Hmm fair enough on their part, wouldn't want to be selling off possibly defective goods along with the headache that'd go with returns.
But sort of surprised about the QC issues, my 300B balloons have been running smoothly and have nice thick glass on them. Was actually surprised about the extra weight to them vs the Sophia princesses, of which I've replaced twice under warranty.

 
 
i got a pair, balloons too, last year or maybe longer(i don't remember) and there was a slight, very slightly unbalance.  the left was tiny bit louder.  lucky i got one from a local dealer so i exchanged another pair.  i wonder if i can hear it if i was using speaker amp.