Would you buy a tube amp if you were unable to use vintage tubes in it ?


Not available or too expensive.

Hmm.., I don't think I have a definitive answer for myself, but I would do my best to avoid such amps. There is no substitute for great tubes, I guess, especially if you value sophisticated sound.

 

inna

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@inna Sorry to be so late to this. If I may add a humorous aside?

Keep anything long enough and by default it will become "vintage". wink

IMHO, much like the halo around "Cuban cigars", I think that "NOS" tubes are somewhat overrated. "Old" doesn't necessarily translate to "better". Yes they were "made differently" back when, but modern materials and manufacturing methods are unnecessarily demonized. Let your ears be the judge.

Happy listening.