Electro-Harmonix/New Sensor bad news and a saving grace...

Hello All! There's been some recent developments regarding the E.H./New Sensor brand of tubes (which includes Tung Sol, E.H., Genalex Gold Lion, Svetlana, Mullard and Sovtek). This is likely what we all expected, but it was officially announced today by Electro-Harmonix, that Russia has banned 200 exports which will include vacuum tubes from same country until the end of 2022. While this is bad news for buyers that like these brands (and of course they are the ONLY place where KT120s, KT150s, and KT170s are made) that there ARE still EXCELLENT choices for those looking for "bang for the buck" tube options. That said, any high end vacuum tubes are not on this list. For anyone that wants excellent high end tubes the options are the premium versions by Emission Labs, Linlai, Elrog and PsVane. For those wondering about the good budget oriented options, I will be stocking Valve Art, TAD, PsVane, Linlai, JJ (when available again) and NOS options for the 6SN7 variants- mostly CBS/Hytron, which are the best NOS tubes at the same price point as the new production Tung Sols. Note that I will ONLY be stocking these tubes for sale with my amps and preamps. I wanted to put this out there to let anyone who may be skeptical about finding replacements for their tube amp or preamp, know that I am actively tackling making sure that we still have options. Thanks for the bandwidth and I hope all are well! Best regards, Aric Kimball- Aric Audio Systems.