How long can preamp tubes last?


Good evening Ladies and Gents
Trying to learn! I have had a Shiit Freya + preamp for about 1 year now, and it has about 450 hours of play time, with original tubes.
Is it time to change the tubs? What tubes/brand would be recommended to purchase? 
As far as budget, I really have no idea what they cost.
Also, what does the expression" rolling the tubes" means?

Any information would be welcome.
Thank for reading.
rockanroller

Showing 2 responses by petg60

If your unit is gentle with them a few thousand hours. But always have spares as tubes may go funny at any time. Tube rolling is trying different brands of same type or equivalent.
Try not to waste too much time though with tube rolling, nice for some experimentation but poor return on investment if obsessed.