Western Electric looking for consumer feedback to make new tubes!
This was brought to my attention a few days ago, and I’ve filled out the form stating that I would love to see mid-priced 6SN7s, 5U4Gs, EL34s, and KT88s from them. I’m not sure how long of a time-frame we’re looking at here, but it appears at the very least that Western Electric is interested in hearing from us! Please fill out the form and don’t forget to put down what tubes you would like to see from them, this could be a good thing! Best regards, Aric
The link below to Guitar.com includes an interview with a spokesperson from WE. It includes a DeFacto statement that they will only manufacturer tubes in the US, and it also speaks in general about pricing. It's worth a quick read to get some additional high level direct information from WE (PS I have no musical talent, just came across this googling for any info on their plans)
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Agree, we’ll have to wait and see about how they sound, but I don’t know if or how the Russian and Chinese approach the differences between guitar amp and audio amp requirements when devising their tubes. Both markets seem to be buying the same tubes as there isn’t a selection choice for one or the other that I have seen when buying those tubes. |
@aricaudio - Ignore my comment about there being a prior thread, the only important thing is for folks to know that WE has some tube production capacity and are looking for input as to how to potentially put it to best use based upon user input. Thanks for helping with getting the message out I went ahead and started a thread on WhatBestForum the other day with the link |
@serjio - The survey form includes a comment area, you should consider offering them your concern about pricing. Nothing to lose by doing so, they may likely not read your concern stated here on Audiogon |
