[NJARC] Ref: responses to Western Electric 300B tube

[Joseph Patay]

Hi: The current vintage of 300b's are different then those originally 
Manufactured by Western Electric. although the equipment used in 
manufacture is the same ,Affectionatos , consider them differently.. 
Original 300 B's are highly prized.  A lot were shipped to Japan at the 
ridiculous cheep prices, when the solid state craze hit the US. It was 
only later they were discovered by the Music affectionatos and  
Musicians of the Quality of reproduction they produced.

                                                       Joe Patay

donald j. ball wrote:

> Thanks to all who took the time to answer my query about the Western 
> Electric
> 300B tubes . I didn't realize what I had sitting 'way back on one of 
> my shelves for
> 30+ years. One site that I was pointed to now ships pairs of these 
> tubes in "laser
> engraved cherry boxes which protect the tubes in transit as well as 
> assuring
> authenticity". That's pretty heady stuff.  So is the $900.00 per pair 
> price.
> I think that I shall have to get a  safe deposit box for my NOS pair 
> of 300Bs.
>
> Again, thanks to you all,  sincerely ,  Don
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