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Posted by Quiet Earth (A) on April 05, 2006 at 19:27:00

In Reply to: Are new production WE 300Bs really an upgrade? posted by HiFiOd on April 4, 2006 at 20:17:50:

I don't know about the new production WE tubes but the '95 vintage seems to be worth the money. I've been using a pair of '95 WE 300Bs for over a year. Recently, I decided to try the JJs because they are regarded by many here to be a "sleeper"; a tube of excellent quality. The JJ 300B is indeed everything you would want in a tube. It's built very well, it has great bass weight, treble extension without sounding papery, believable dynamics, and it's inexpensive too.

But after putting many hundreds of hours on the JJs, why do I always miss something that's not there? Something that's only recovered by re-installing my poorly constructed, technically flawed WE300Bs. I don't get it. The JJs satisfy my mind but the WEs satisfy my soul.

If the new production WE 300Bs are as good or better than my '95s, then I better start saving my money.