would agree with @oldhvymec, at least on the preamp and low signal level tubes. There were tons and tons made. When tube production shifted from the US and Europe to Japan, many back then thought that was it, so hoarded US tubes by the boat load. Last year was out at RMAF. Ran into a guy and started talking tubes. He pulled out his phone and showed me pics of his 10 ft by 30 ft storage locker packed floor to ceiling with NOS tubes.......was something to see.
Are all of these NOS tube inventories real? How have we not consumed them already?
As I've been shopping for new tubes for my preamp, I've really begun to wonder, wouldn't the current and recent population of audiophiles of the last few decades have bought and used up most or all of these vintage NOS goodies from all of the current inventory, secret stashes and newly discovered cases of NOS...?
What's your take?
What's your take?