Hi, and Happy Thanksgiving to All.
Absolutely True for me.
I inherited a giant tube console in 1973, Fisher President II made in 1958.
Every year, just prior to Thanksgiving, to get ready for the Holidays:
I would pull all the tubes: am tuner; fm tuner, master control center; multiplex adapter, phono preamps, tape preamps, mono amps.
Now, the tradition continues with tube tuner/preamp and tube amp, but these days I have my own tube tester(s). Just checked em all, and all connections of course.
The old days, paper bags of tubes, standing at the tester until my legs and back hurt, long line behind me, thank goodness that's over with.