Where to buy quality components in UK?

[aleksio]

Hi guys,

The topic title pretty much sums it up, that is, where can I buy (or order online) components for a valve (tube) amplifiers in the UK? Where have you bought the components for your projects?

Cheers,

Aleksi

[Bananafist]

Hi,
I've bought parts from Hoffman amps(Tubes,hardware,pots,sockets,etc.,), New Sensor (tube sockets,transformers,)and Weber VST (chassis) in the US, as well as from Ampmaker in UK who is currently not active I think.
Tube Amp Doctor in Germany can supply transformers and parts, and Weber will supply Mercury Magnetics transformers if you need them. There are also Hotrox and Watford Valves who do other parts, tubes and speakers.
Hope this is some help.

[chief mushroom cloud]

sockets n stuff:
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/mtg803_W0 ... omZQQ_mdoZ

vintage goodies:
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/dr-tron_W ... omZQQ_mdoZ

then there's Farnell UK
http://uk.farnell.com/

[arjepsen]

There's also Hifi Collective.

http://www.hificollective.co.uk/

They are mostly about hifi-amps, but they do have some goodies, that I haven't found elsewhere. (like Kiwame resistors etc.)

[harryk]

Hi Alexi! If you live in Finland like me, you can buy the biggest part of tube amp components from www.uraltone.com. I have used this web shop for a long time. It is reliable and their prices are reasonable. There are also other equal web shops like www.tubetown.de and www.banzaieffects.com but they are located in Germany. I have ordered things from both places without troubles. Hope this helps. Harry

[maxfac]

Hi Alexsio
Try Bluebell Audio in Dundee - http://www.bluebellaudio.com/ good stock, competitive prices and speedy delivery. I've used them a lot.

Cheers Maxfac

[Gee]

Try Bluebell Audio in Dundee - http://www.bluebellaudio.com/ good stock, competitive prices and speedy delivery. I've used them a lot.

I have found them to be expensive and slow but very thorough.

Here is a new eBay site at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Solsound-Ltd_W ... idZ2QQtZkm

[Merlinb]

A list of my favourite UK suppliers here: http://www.freewebs.com/valvewizard/links.html