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NOS tubes

My question is this, why are NOS tubes percieved/ or not, said to sound better than newly manufactured ones, with all the new technology and manufacturing techniques and materials you would think the opposite to be true, but then again I guess it’s the same as solid state vs. tubes,
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Rob
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cerecords
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@clearthink  - Wow, in seeing your other posts I don't feel so bad. You are just a very nasty person to everyone.   Have a nice day my friend!
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cleeds
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The entire purpose of mass production is to cut costs, and today most of what is mass produced by the millions suffers greatly in quality as a result.
That's actually a misnomer. The primary purpose of mass production is to reduce overhead as a share of a product's total cost of production.

Mass production can offer other benefits too, including interchangeable parts, just-in-time inventory and - believe it or not - quality control. Consider that next time you use your cell phone, or drive a modern car.
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That is one side of the coin.  But you can't discount the other side as hogwash. 
ianrodger
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Imo, like a lot of things back in the day, NOS tubes were made to a standard, not to a price as they seem to be these days
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