Founded in 1869, *Western Electric* occupies a unique place in the history of sound and communications. For high-fidelity listeners, its name is inseparable from the *300B vacuum tube*, introduced by Western Electric in 1938 and now regarded as one of the most significant tubes in audio history. More than eight decades later, Western Electric continues to manufacture the 300B by hand at Rossville Works in Georgia, USA. The company also builds the 91E Integrated Amplifier there — a contemporary interpretation of single-ended triode amplification developed specifically around the tube Western Electric created.

Founded in 1869, *Western Electric* occupies a unique place in the history of sound and communications. For high-fidelity listeners, its name is inseparable from the *300B vacuum tube*, introduced by Western Electric in 1938 and now regarded as one of the most significant tubes in audio history. More than eight decades later, Western Electric continues to manufacture the 300B by hand at Rossville Works in Georgia, USA. The company also builds the 91E Integrated Amplifier there — a contemporary interpretation of single-ended triode amplification developed specifically around the tube Western Electric created.

The Original 300B

Western Electric introduced the 300B in 1938 for professional audio applications. Today, the company continues to manufacture the tube at Rossville Works using specialised machiner...
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Steered Current Source Technology

The Western Electric 91E brings modern engineering to traditional single-ended triode amplification. Its patented *Steered Current Source* technology allows the 300B to d...
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AWARDS AND REVIEWS

The 91E remains part of Stereophile's Recommended ...

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Stereophile

Stereo Sound revisits the current-production Weste...

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A dedicated comparison explores the current Wester...

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