A while back I played with Audio Note/Kondo Gakuon amps. The Gakuon uses two 211 valves in parallel. At the time I only listened to the Gakuons with General Electric 211 tubes. Although I liked the Gakuons very much in the end I preferred the Kondo (300B) Gakuoh amps.
Lately I returned to my ‘211-love’ with the Kondo Kagura amps. These amps also employ two 211 tubes in parallel. So far I played the Kagura’s with their stock Kondo 211 valves as well as with a matched quod RCA 211 valves dating from 1942.
So my experience with 211 tubes is rather limited: I only listened to the three mentioned brands in Kondo amps and never heard any of the other vintage/nos 211 valves such as those from United Electronics, Amperex or others.
I have no experience at all with modern 211 valves such as for example the Elrogs.
So my question to all WBF members is the following: could you please share your experiences with any of the vintage and modern 211 tubes with us?
Of the various 211 tubes I have heard so far in my amps the RCA’s are clearly my favourites.
Lately I returned to my ‘211-love’ with the Kondo Kagura amps. These amps also employ two 211 tubes in parallel. So far I played the Kagura’s with their stock Kondo 211 valves as well as with a matched quod RCA 211 valves dating from 1942.
So my experience with 211 tubes is rather limited: I only listened to the three mentioned brands in Kondo amps and never heard any of the other vintage/nos 211 valves such as those from United Electronics, Amperex or others.
I have no experience at all with modern 211 valves such as for example the Elrogs.
So my question to all WBF members is the following: could you please share your experiences with any of the vintage and modern 211 tubes with us?
Of the various 211 tubes I have heard so far in my amps the RCA’s are clearly my favourites.
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