Hello all,
I have been combing over these forums and I have been delighted and excited, as I await for my first foray into Decware amps with the Sarah 300B SEWE300B.
I am trying to get a sense of the current, most up to date, word on tubes for this amp.
I will be getting a mint condition Sarah SEWE 300B with a complete bundle of the Wathen Cryotone tubes. From what I hear, this is a great set of tubes!
After reading through the forums, I become curious over potential tube rolling the 300B and the Rectifier tubes. I have already a bunch of nice 12AU7 gain tubes that I understand I can try in the Sarah's input tube... (yes?)
300B: I am curious about the Western Electric tube, of course, but I do not hear overwhelmingly positive remarks on the tube... and I am hearing about reliability issues as well... I will give a listen to my system with the Wathen Cryotone 300b's and take it from there... but have the reliability issues with the WE 300B been addressed?
RECTIFIER TUBES: I also hear that the Cryotone tubes are good here. I am curious about the Sophia Electric Aqua II, but I understand there are reliability issues with that tube in this amp. HOWEVER, it seems Sophia Electric has a new Aqua III which they claim addresses these issues.
Has anyone tried out the Sophia Electric. Aqua III Tube?
https://sophiaelectric.com/products/new-sophia-electric-aqua-iii-274b-rectifier-...tube-with-live-like-sonic-performance
I also hear about the Stradi 5u4G tube, from Korea. How does this compare regarding sound to the Sophia Electric Aqua??
DRIVER TUBES: Are these the taller tubes in front of the 300b's? Are these worth rolling from the Cryotone?
VOLTAGE REGULATOR: Are these the three tubes in the center in front of the Rectifier? Are these worth rolling from the Cryotone?
THANK YOU ALL!