Buy tubes from Audio Research or not

I need to retube my ARC amp and I'm wondering if there is an advantage buying tubes from ARC vs and Independant tube dealer.

taters03-04-2009 8:52am

mofimadness Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,551 posts 03-04-2009 at 05:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I would also like to recommend Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio. I have bought MANY tubes from him over the years and he has never steered me wrong. He has one of the most elaborate tube testing systems around. Well worth a call or e-mail to him.
mofimadness Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,551 posts 03-04-2009 at 07:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The ARC VT100 uses (4) matched pairs of 6550. Here is the link to Upscale Audio's 6550 tubes. http://www.upscaleaudio.com/view_category.asp?cat=85