[AMRadio] 300B's Oh boy!

[Nick England]

Actually, they started by re-opening the WE tube manufacturing plant in
Kansas City.  They are now located in GA, I presume having moved the
manufacturing equipment.

On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 6:05 AM Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh, I heard of this guy a few years ago when he was starting out and
> planning on doing this.  He must have bought the WECo brand from
> someone, (similar was done with RCA) and built his tube factory.  I'm
> glad hot glass is being made in USA again.  I wonder where he got the
> Sealex equipment etc.   Maybe they're all blown and evacuated by hand
> like that guy in France does.  Same thing is happening with vinyl
> pressing in U.S.  I hope there's enough demand for these guys to stay
> in business.  If they can at least make audio bottles that would be
> great, although I won't be a customer.
>
> It also remains to be seen if the new WECos hold up like the real ones.
>
> I can definitely say that after years of HF radio listening, my ears
> can't tell the difference between my old Eico HF-14 and the high
> dollar high fi stuff.  I'll bet a tube amp with the same design and
> parts but with 807s would sound the same to me as one of those 300B
> jobs.   Bill KD0HG (SK) published a three part article in ER on a
> homebrew home stereo audio amp system and his design took great pains
> to make it flat and wide response.  He did a lot of research going
> back to Williamson and it looked like a winner.  It was a three part
> article starting in June 1993:  "A Premier Quality Homebrew Stereo
> Amplifier."
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
>
> On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 9:02 PM CL in NC via AMRadio
> <amradio at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >
> > Well, if you have 700 bucks burning a hole in your pocket, here ya go....
> >
> > http://www.westernelectric.com/
> >
> > Charlie, W4MEC in NC
> >
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