@agrogon I purchased two matched sets of PSVane Acme 845 tubes directly from China HiFI
Excellent service, great tubes and big savings. Have a look.
https://www.china-hifi-audio.com/psvane-vacuum-tube-electron-valve-c-32/
Is the extra money worth it
I need new 845 tubes for my Cary CAD211M mono blocks.
Is it worth the extra money?
Tube options from Grant Fidelity
E-845 Moly Metal Plate vacuum tubes ~ $2K with 10% grading
WE845 Western Electric Replica vacuum tubes ~ 1.5k with 10% grading
how about spending extra on Top 10% Measurement, Best of Best Grade ~ $50 per tube?
Will I be able to hear a difference between the grades ---worth the extra money?
Thanks,
Tony
System below;
Audio Research LS26
Audio Research PH8
Cary CAD 211M driving Tyler Acoustics with transparent music wave Ultra cables
Lamm M1.1 driving Wilson Sophia with Harmonic Tech pro-9 cables
Snake River Audio interconnects and power cables
Dedicated AC line 10 AWG
Rega P8 with Apheta 3 cartridge
Rothwell MCX trans
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@agrogon Funny that I live not far from Grant Fidelity. My understanding is Grant had a falling out with PSVane and stopped selling their tubes. Grant now mostly sells Linlai. Not being an expert, I read as much as I could and got the feeling PSVane Acme series is equal to anything out there. I'm very happy with the product and China HiFi is a reputable vendor. Have bought from them a few times. Delivery to my door by DHL was about 12 days. |
@agrogon Send me a message once your listened to them. Hope your experience is a good as mine. Cheers. |