Where do we buy tubes now?
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Where do we buy tubes now?
Prices on even undependable trash has gone sky freaking high.
Where to buy current production (hopefully EH) for a fair price?
Where to buy current production (hopefully EH) for a fair price?
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I buy from AES (tubesandmore.com) or thetubestore.com
Great luck with both. AES often runs 11% off everything sales, sometimes sales for matched-sets of power tubes, and they always discount full sets of tubes a little bit. It's always worth it to find a set for a specific amp that matches the set of your needs to save a little bit of money.
Great luck with both. AES often runs 11% off everything sales, sometimes sales for matched-sets of power tubes, and they always discount full sets of tubes a little bit. It's always worth it to find a set for a specific amp that matches the set of your needs to save a little bit of money.
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Antique Electronics is the most reliable and best for customer service. IMO, of course ;^)
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Yeah and if you've got a business license you can buy from their wholesale side ce distribution cedist.com once you get an account. Even cheaper for all parts than aes.
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+1 AES/CEDIST
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I used to use Antique Electronics exclusively, but discovered Tube Depot and find most of the common tubes to be cheaper by a bit - like EH and JJ tubes .
Tube Depot is usually cheaper. they also seem to have more of the not so common tubes... Never had a problem with them.
I find Antique Electronics to have more all around stuff, though. both are good
Joe
Tube Depot is usually cheaper. they also seem to have more of the not so common tubes... Never had a problem with them.
I find Antique Electronics to have more all around stuff, though. both are good
Joe
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I had a quick peek at Tube Depot--don't they offer matched pairs/quads?
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This is part-time fun for me so turnover is slight. But usually go to TheTubeStore.com, already mentioned. The store is conveniently nearly local, down in Hamilton, ON, region. Had decent recent luck/success sampling some of their house-branded "preferred series". They claim to test and screen. Certainly the 12AX7s & 7198s I have purchased in the past few years have been clean and solid.
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Aaron: i think when you put 2 or 4 in your cart you get the option to match and other options as well like 24 hour burn in, or higain - for a pre amp tube etc...
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When I'm not being naughty and buying on eBay, I like this guy:
http://www.mcshanedesign.net/tubes.htm
One person shop, old school, reliable.
http://www.mcshanedesign.net/tubes.htm
One person shop, old school, reliable.
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I’m not a fan. I’ve seen supposedly matched tubes and tubes with matched triodes that are poorly matched, and shipping errors. I avoid them now.joeboo88 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:17 pm I used to use Antique Electronics exclusively, but discovered Tube Depot and find most of the common tubes to be cheaper by a bit - like EH and JJ tubes .
Tube Depot is usually cheaper. they also seem to have more of the not so common tubes... Never had a problem with them.
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Sorry to hear that Martin. I bought matched el84s in the past and some 5881’s from them, and they seemed closely matched
By the plate voltage, maybe I’ve been lucky. Food for thought.
I haven’t ordered tubes in a while because my dollar is only worth 75 cents...
But I will need/want 2 kt66’s for a Rockster reverb I want to build
Ian, I didn’t think there was any tube stores up here in Canada. Thanks for that!
By the plate voltage, maybe I’ve been lucky. Food for thought.
I haven’t ordered tubes in a while because my dollar is only worth 75 cents...
But I will need/want 2 kt66’s for a Rockster reverb I want to build
Ian, I didn’t think there was any tube stores up here in Canada. Thanks for that!
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I had one of the worst customer service experiences I've ever had at Tube Depot, I'll never shop there again.joeboo88 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:17 pm I used to use Antique Electronics exclusively, but discovered Tube Depot and find most of the common tubes to be cheaper by a bit - like EH and JJ tubes .
Tube Depot is usually cheaper. they also seem to have more of the not so common tubes... Never had a problem with them.
I find Antique Electronics to have more all around stuff, though. both are good
Joe
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Wow you guys are really beating me up.
I’ll never shop here again.......LOL
I’ll never shop here again.......LOL