Was mowing the field today, and mother nature threw me a curveball. I had to whip out the phone and snap a shot. 

Gotta cut back on the vinyl spending unfortunately. I have one of these showing up at the end of the month. It's called a Mandala v3 drum. Unfortunately between HiFi and musical instruments, I have very pricey hobbies. Look the Mandala up, the frigging thing is insane. I can't wait to throw it on one of my drum sets.

Thankfully the 300B amplifiers are cathode bias.

Thanks...I know...you also can't ever go wrong with Paul Desmond. I love both of them 

Ya can't go wrong w/a lil Miles!  Enjoy @Abomb.

So very sorry to hear Craig.  I'm pretty much in the same boat as you are with a good friend and neighbor.  Have known him my entire life.  He's now in remission for the 3rd time yet knows he's going down hill now and accepting it.  You, your wife and family will be in my prayers.  Hang tough and stay as tight and together as you can.  Bless you all.

A couple of new ones I picked up today.

@Flevoman   Sounds like you are trying to attribute all of the differences you heard to the specific tube used in each amplifier without considering the design/voicing of the amplifier.

I know your excellent reputation within the audio community and it’s never easy to see a fellow audiophile go through such difficult circumstances.   Without getting religious I’m absolutely a believer in a higher power and will ask that He comfort you and your wife during this time.

It would be a lot easier and sound a lot better to just get a better pair of speakers.