This beautiful Willsenton R300 amplifier arrived at my house about ten days ago. What strikes you when you discover it, is the quality and the beauty of the appearance. It is magnificent !
When I turn it on, it doesn't produce any buzzing, hissing noise in the speakers. It is silence !
It requires some things to put all the chances on its side and yours:
- change as soon as possible, the 6SN7 tubes (I did it as soon as it arrived) for better tubes. If you like modern music, choose the PSVANE CV181-T MK II, if you prefer classical music, baroque, vocal jazz and pure and natural voices like me, prefer the PSVANE Black Treasure CV181-Z.
- if you can, also replace the 6SL7 by a LINLAI Elite Series E-6SN7. This change is not mandatory, but it brings a lot (be careful, its break-in is very long!!).
- Choose a very transparent modulation cable. The NEOTECH NEI-3001-III is perfect. If you build it yourself, choose the best RCA connectors from KLE-Innovation with silver solder.
- Listen to the music on the two speaker jacks, the 4 ohm one and the 8 ohm one. One will probably get your choice of listening. These changes must be made with the amplifier turned off!
After having waited about 60 hours during several days at reduced volume on a radio, in phases of 3 hours, then an hour for rest and so on, I can now really listen to it.
Again, be patient! Only when this Willsenton R300 amplifier has 200 or 300 hours of operation will you know how far this exceptional amplifier can take you on its musical journey. And believe me, it can take you very far, with magic and charm!
The listening is soft and very defined at the same time. The voices are just magical ! The presence of the artists in the listening room is striking, when the recording is good. The timbres are pure and very rich in harmonics, with a deep and natural image 3D. It is surprisingly lively and dynamic.
This amplifier is like a work of art, incredibly well built (I have a thought of gratitude for the women and men of Willsenton who built mine, manually, with patience). And it is offered at a price that finally makes the magic of a high quality 300B tube based SET amplifier accessible.
It is well built, beautiful to look at and even more beautiful to listen to your favorite artists. With it, you don't listen to your HI-FI equipment anymore, but to the artists, the ones you listen to and the ones who designed and built this amazing Willsenton R300.
Thanks also to the team of China Hifi Audio for their excellent service.
Jean-Louis / France
Date Added: 11/12/2022 by **
