I have VT-95 Black Plates, USN CRC ones as well. All Black Plates.
I also have Type 45 from various manufacturers.
Yes, I got all the tubes from eBay. Just don't be too anxious to get them. You have to wait for the opportunity. I test the tubes after they arrive with my own tester.
Hey, I am serious. I have thought of selling mine. Any interest?
Yeah, I know I can use the XE-20S and the Jensens back. If nobody wants the 2A3, I may as well keep it to do the AB comparison with the 300B I am going to build.
I went to brother Yuen's place today and order the major parts like the Case, OPTs, PT, etc. and asked them to drill the holes for me as well. However, there is no power transformer available and I have to wait 2 weeks. Nice ... I can get my toys after my pay day.
Well, it is not the 2A3 not powerful enough. I think the circuit I use has a lower gain than the original 6SN7 circuit. The Amp does sound good, even better than the Sun Audio 2A3 as told by some of my friends.
I am using a pair of Castle Conway 3 floor standing speakers. Their sensitivity is 91db at 1m.
On second thought, the tubes are still available at ebay but the Black Gate 100uf + 100uf .... if I sell the amp to you, I don't know where I can find another one of this ... ha... ha...
Have we met before? Maybe I take the amp to your place for an audition before we decide on anything, ha..ha.
I cannot post the 300B circuit here as the owner doesn't want it published openly. If you really need it, I can email it to you.
No, I haven't try the Audio Note Kit one circuit and I don't know anyone who had tried that circuit as well.
I got a friend who purchased a AN 300B two months ago. I bumped into him two days ago and asked him about the amp. Unfortunately, he has got much time to properly set it up yet. Else, I would like to go down to his place for an audition.