Tube vendors.

Hello all taking a break from the kitchen rehab salesmen....
Quick question on Tube suppliers other than The Tube Store and Upscale Audio.
Who are you all getting tubes from and what do you like about them.
BestEarl.

earlflynn06-12-2021 4:22pm

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hilde45 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,877 posts 06-12-2021 at 07:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Jim McShane Brent Jessee Vivatubes PSVane Tubes via Good Component
hilde45 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,877 posts 06-13-2021 at 11:08am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @eichlerera Vintage Tube Services:The Best! By quite a large margin.... In what ways are they better than others by "quite a large margin"? And better than whom, specifically? Please give details, as this might be a reason for me to switch suppliers.
hilde45 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,877 posts 06-13-2021 at 02:37pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @invalid Thanks for the clarification. So this person has better testing and equipment than Brent Jessee, Jim McShane and the others mentioned? I've never asked such questions of my vendors to even find out what they did or had -- glad to know there are serious folks making these detailed comparisons and rankings. Super helpful to know there's one vendor way beyond the others. Thank you!
hilde45 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,877 posts 06-13-2021 at 06:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @eichlerera Thanks for the detailed explanation about why he’s so good! Perhaps the fans here for Jim, Brent, Upscale, Viva, and the other tube sellers might want to see that their guy/biz is worth passing over for Andy. Because if he is as far beyond (in testing knowledge, equipment, expertise in tubes) as you say, then there’s no reason not to switch!
hilde45 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,877 posts 06-13-2021 at 09:33pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @invalid The only reason not to call Andy at vintage tube services would be if you can't wait 2-3 weeks for your tubes. I can wait 2-3 weeks for someone who is so far beyond all the others mentioned on this thread. For someone with far better equipment, testing, and knowledge -- absolutely.

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