Source For 6DJ8 etc

You can try Andy Bouwman of Vintage Tube Services, 616-454-3467, www.vintagetubeservices.com. Andy's prices are not cheap, but he supplies the real thing, tests everything he sells and knows tubes; very honest too. I have some of the Amperexes you're looking for, but I lent them to someone from our audio society who has a Sonic Frontiers line stage and also wanted them and while he liked the sound in his preamp, he had the same complaint I did, that they were noisy (really only specific to my tubes, not this type in general); I contacted Andy for him, who advised me that he had only one left. Apparently someone somewhere must have touted these tubes, because he said there had been a big run on them. Personally, I like the older Bugle Boy 6DJ8s in my phono stage, but I'm a romantic at heart. Andy, by the way, can help in identifying other tubes of this type that might work well with your equipment. Good luck!

Dkuipers is right, that's why it's so important to deal with someone who knows what the real things are. Many thanks to Rayhall and Albert for the additional sources for my tube-buying habit. And Redkiwi, Andy has been able to supply me with some beautiful, quiet Bugle Boys, vintage about 1966, in the past which lasted several years in my Jadis' phono stage (a phono stage which eats lesser tubes up within about six months). Not sure if he has any now, as he has me on his list if he comes across any more of them.