[Rossliew]

You make a very good point.  But getting a WA5 would require me to start hunting for completely different tubes.  And for the price of a WA5, I would rather pull the trigger on a Glenn 300B amp.  

And you can't go wrong with the Glenn 300B Alternatively his new EL3N amp is a stormer too with much less expensive tubes used yet sounding no less inferior.

 

[watchdog507]

I'm slowly tweaking my new WA5-LE and I've installed Gold Lion 300B's and Northern Electric 6SN7.s and running Brimar 5Z4G Rectifiers .  The NE 6SN7's are probably rebranded Sophia Electric 6SN7's.  They look identical. They also sound great.  Better than the NOS JAN GE 6SN7's I had in there before.  I'm looking at the Sophia 300B Carbon + and I'm wondering if these are a drop in for 300B tubes or if 300B/c+ needs an adaptation to the circuitry. In that case I'm not interested.

 

[musicman59]

  I'm slowly tweaking my new WA5-LE and I've installed Gold Lion 300B's and Northern Electric 6SN7.s and running Brimar 5Z4G Rectifiers .  The NE 6SN7's are probably rebranded Sophia Electric 6SN7's.  They look identical. They also sound great.  Better than the NOS JAN GE 6SN7's I had in there before.  I'm looking at the Sophia 300B Carbon + and I'm wondering if these are a drop in for 300B tubes or if 300B/c+ needs an adaptation to the circuitry. In that case I'm not interested.

You should take a look at the new KR 300b HP. I ma thinking on getting a pair of the globe style. 

 

[watchdog507]

I received an answer from Sophia directly. The Carbon + is the equivalent of 2 x 300B tubes. So it's a no go. KR tubes are interesting but they seem to have a high failure rate based on some quick searches.

 

[2359glenn]

I have a pair of KR 300B globes that are almost a year old now and they are used atleast 5hrs a day in my speaker amps.
Longer on weekends. With no problems

 

[watchdog507]

  I have a pair of KR 300B globes that are almost a year old now and they are used atleast 5hrs a day in my speaker amps.
Longer on weekends. With no problems

That's a positive comment.  I'll definitely look into them.

 

[leftside]

I'm also using a KR tube in my DAC (KR 5U4G anniversary version Lampizator rectifier tube). Nice to be able to use a new production rectifier tube. I'd like to try the KR 300B globes when I get a 300B tube headphone amp.
 

 

[abvolt]

Wow very cool looking dac dude love it..enjoy

 

[davehg]

Rainy Saturdays are not so bad if you have a Woo.

 

[watchdog507]

Rainy day here. I get an hour before I have friends over.

 

[davehg]

I have to listen to a Violetric 281 one of these days.

 

[jerick70]

I have to listen to a Violetric 281 one of these days.

 
I haven't heard the V281 but I owned the V200 and it was very nice for a SS amp.

 

[abvolt]

Everyday is a good day to listen to a Woo amp they have simply put an amazing sound quality to them..enjoy 

 

[fhuang]

It sure feel better after a tough day/time

 

[fhuang]

You should take a look at the new KR 300b HP. I ma thinking on getting a pair of the globe style. 

Had my pair for a few years, thinking 4 years, and no problem. I haven't been using them or wa5 so much the past couple years thought