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Reap:
I'm new to tube amps and just built a pair of Paramount 300B's. I love them and can't imagine a better sound coming out. But I see some upgrades listed on Magnequest for them. Prices start out kinda healthy and run to the expensive. What I am wondering is what exactly these upgrades do and how they would sound different to my ears. For what it's worth my speakers are Klipsch KG5.5's. Each cabinet has two 10" woofers and a horn. I have upgraded to custom crossovers and to titanium domes. The speakers play pretty doggone low. 33Hz test tones are fairly loud.

Thanks for your help.

Brillo:
I have virtually an identical system, and just completed install of Paramount nickel upgrade this past weekend.  I have about 10 hours of break-in thus far, so it's a bit early to describe changes in full, but immediate impression is that the micro dynamics are much improved, leading to better imaging and fine details across the full range of frequencies.  This isn't a knock-your-socks-off, holy crap-type upgrade, but very worthwhile nonetheless (in my opinion).

I love my KG5.5s and they've been in my system for 20 years, but I realize they're the weak link. The iron upgrade sets the stage for a speaker update at some point in the future and/or a switch to 2a3 configuration from 300b. Swapping out my modded Extended Foreplay III with a BeePre would have a much bigger impact I'm sure, but that's just not in the budget at the moment.

Chris

Reap:
Brillo, have you made any upgrades to your 5.5's? I got my titanium domes and crossovers here: http://www.critesspeakers.com/crossovers.html

The imaging and detail in the upper end is much improved just from that. I am wondering now, does the Magnequest nickle upgrade improve it more?

Brillo:
Yes, have Crites crossovers and tweeter upgrade.   Cabinet damping and better driver gasketing also implemented, with slight improvement to bass clarity, not much else.

Brillo:
Also worth noting: the transformers are hand made in the USA by great people. That has some weight in my book.

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