Manley 300B Preamplifier

Manley seems to have solved a lot of the inherent probs of thhe 300b with that preamp... High power, sweetness, and none of the drawbacks of using it as the output power tube.

I made a pass on this thread a year ago, but was curious if gryfon had made a decision yet.
By the way, I love mine, and with the right tubes its a keeper.

It's funny - most of the "typical" weaknesses are absent, but most of the "typical" strengths are present in the preamp. Not to mention the couple of different headphone settings.

Hi guys..
I'm VERY VERY interested in this preamp! Any of its owners care to elaborate a bit more on this one? I'm using an Air Tight ATC-3 pre with BAT VK-150SE monos driving a pair of Avalon Acoustic Opus Ceramique. Any comments are greatly appreciated.

Jaytea,
Since I have not heard your ATC-3 pre in any system, I don't know what difference you may hear. If you can manage to get a 300b to put into your system and compare, this would be the best way to find out. I took a look at your system, and running a manley steelhead into my 300b is something I wanted to do for some time. If you do manage to find a way to get a 300b to try out, you won't hear all it has to offer with the stock tubes. This is where Manley and I differ in opinion, as they feel 'tube rolling' is not going to upgrade their equipment. Not sure what 300b tube is stock these days in this pre-amp.