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Chinese 300b
Has anyone tried any of the Chinese 300b amps? Such as Bewitch, Yaqin etc. I'm interested in a SET 300b amp and was wondering what the Chinese amps are like
A long time ago I imported a Ming Da amp, I cant remember the model, not a 300b, and to be honest it was pretty good I thought at the time
Bev
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I had a Dared 300B for a short time and it sounded very good.
Great quality build too.
Being a single ended amp it never had a lot of grunt for my "normal" efficiency speakers so it went back.
Lovely mid and top though.
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Back in 2006 I bought a Yarland Pro200SE which was a 300B SET amp. The sound was amazing and truly single ended but the amplifier only lasted around two years before the problems started. Voltages all over the place and blue flashes in the 300B's on startup. It cost me around £350 but ended up with a scrap value of 65 quid. I would seriously leave well alone unless you have money to throw away or you buy a variac.
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Don't get me wrong the midrange is classic SET in that it is so fluid and clear and transparent.There is precious little sparkle in the treble and high treble is virtually non existent and I always refer to the bass as 'elastic band bass' but that midrange just has to be experienced at least once.Originally Posted by Gazjam
Lovely mid and top though.
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Hi GaryI had a Dared 300B for a short time and it sounded very good.
Great quality build too.
Being a single ended amp it never had a lot of grunt for my "normal" efficiency speakers so it went back.
Lovely mid and top though.
Can you tell me which Dared it was? current integrated is MP-30B and the mono-blocks are VP-300B, I think !
Bev
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I'm James.
I have heard a Yaqin MC100b I know it's not the same but it is Chinese and VERY good
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I've got a VERY, VERY good one!
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You need the right speakers to hear SE at it's best IMHO.Don't get me wrong the midrange is classic SET in that it is so fluid and clear and transparent.There is precious little sparkle in the treble and high treble is virtually non existent and I always refer to the bass as 'elastic band bass' but that midrange just has to be experienced at least once.
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There is the cost of replacements to take into account. They are not cheap.
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I used Klipsch KG3.5 speakers at the time
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