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Western Electric:
Back in 1869, General Stager, Professor Elisha Gray and one Enos Barton contributed $2,500 each and opened a shop in Cleveland, OH making electrical parts. Their move to Chicago set the stage for a storied future involving Bell Telephone, Bell Labs, AT&T, and Westrex among other legendary names.
More recently, entrepreneur Charles Whitener, in cooperation with AT&T, reestablished Western Electric® and the Westrex Corporation® and in 1997 resumed manufacturing the first 300-B single-ended triode tubes in Kansas City. They received universal praise and quickly became the gold standard.
In 2003 the company moved 300-B manufacturing to Huntsville, AL, and through those years WE served the Department of Defense with electron tubes and test sets. WE also designed and engineered audio amplifiers, CD players, phono pre-amplifiers along with other audio components. Fast-forward to 2009 and the company, now based in Rossville, GA, undertook the process of purpose building a new factory where the new WE 300Bs are being produced.
Rossville Works
Here, many hands work together to make a product that transcends time—the electron tube. One tube in particular, the type 300B triode, has captivated music lovers for decades in their search for sonic purity and analog perfection. In 2018, eighty years after the 300B was originally commissioned, W.E. established this works facility, dedicating an entire wing to its assembly. The Rossville Works is a preservation effort, the home of tube sound in the 21st century.
The Rossville Works was built to sustain the 300B. But that’s not all. Our spacious facility allows for additional tube types, assembly of a new single-ended amplifier, and more as W.E. look to the future.In addition to vacuum tubes, WE will offer an expanded product line including amplifiers, and other components. WE products are designed and assembled in the USA.
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