pallpoul Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Dennis Had is building me an Fire bottle SET with 300B tubes. It's almost done, awaiting the face plate only. He says he is amazed with the sound of it so far. Wondering Which of my Klipsch speakers would BEST match with it ? K-horns 70th, or CWII's, La Scalla's II, Heresy's III's, or Forte's III's ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tube fanatic Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 The best match is what you find most pleasing! You are the only person who can answer that question. Maynard 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry4841 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 All of the above. Lucky guy to be able to hear the magic of a 300B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 LS ll 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Khorns and LS II. That's a beauty. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 What is he using for the rectifier on that? Beautiful amplifier. Those EH tubes are a bargain for what you get out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tromprof Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Loved the sound of 300Bs on my Klipschorns! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallpoul Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 the rectifier looks like a globe 5Z3 ? not sure, but sure looks very nice ! doubt he will sent this rectifier to me though, more like an NOS one, much cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Power output? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 LSii's... no question. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanksjim1 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, Schu said: LSii's... no question. To all: just curious why the preference of the LS over the Khorns for pairing with 300B? Is it because of the LS lower bass output creating less power demand on the amp vs. the higher efficiency of the Khorns? (full disclosure; I also have both heritage speakers and have been dreaming of a 300B in my future) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallpoul Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 35 minutes ago, jimjimbo said: Power output? looks like he has a pair of EH Gold 300B. I plan to use the TJ mesh 300 B. can't justify spending more on NOS 300B tubes, they get crazy pricy. I think the driver is a 6Sl7, and rolling it can make a big difference in sound, judging from other Dennis Had amps I have used, (rolling a good quality 6SL7 NOS). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 my preference is for LS over klipschorn because of the timing issue inherent with the Klipschorn. either speaker will kick your arse! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I've used my 2A3 amps with MWMs as the bass cabinets and my La Scala tops. They works pretty well, but the Crown D-45 has tighter bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 On 2/17/2021 at 8:15 AM, Marvel said: What is he using for the rectifier on that? Beautiful amplifier. Those EH tubes are a bargain for what you get out of them. No kidding that is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallpoul Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 Here it is, works great with the K-Horns. Beats the Yamaha. . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixspeed Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) Great choice! Looks absolutely stunning and I bet it sounds amazing. Happy listening On 2/17/2021 at 10:51 AM, Schu said: my preference is for LS over klipschorn because of the timing issue inherent with the Klipschorn. either speaker will kick your arse! He's running 70ths with the closed cabinet. Those are a different animal compared to the open back models, the 70ths are more like AK6's than they are the AK5s, basically an AK5.5. The bass is deep and lightning fast. 100% on time with upper cabinet horns. Hands down I'd take those over the LS' due to that extra bit of efficiency, a few dB once you get over 99-100 can make quite a difference. Granted I would be inclined to agree with you taking the La Scala IIs over the older open back KHorns models though. Both amazing speakers either way. Just that the older KHorns need a perfect or near perfect corner. Anything other than that and the bass falls off a cliff and you can run into some of timing and and speed issues you alluded to. Edited March 28, 2021 by sixspeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkwa1959 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I thought he was building the 300b amp with Wester Electric tubes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 On 2/28/2021 at 4:54 PM, pallpoul said: Here it is, works great with the K-Horns. Beats the Yamaha. . impressive , but the Yamaha A-S 1000 is a very nice amp--how much does the 300B amp cost in comparison to the A-1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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