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Brent Jesse has an excellent reputation, I certainly have had great experiences and saved money.

https://www.audiotubes.com/

I tried some Sylvania’s, didn’t like their sound. They had me break them in 60 hours (simply on, no source needed), listen, still not happy, returned, got less costly GE’s, love their sound, got a full refund for the cost difference, no restocking fee, I just paid for mailing.

I don't care for current production tubes. For me NOS is the only way to go. I get mine from Vintage tube services /Andy Bowman or Brent Jesse Recording / Brent Jesse.
Good luck

Try Upscale Audio. They only sell tubes that have a record for being reliable. Many tubes are not. Got a matched set of 12 EH EL34's for less than $20 a piece. Tubes are fully tested and burned in for 72 hours. Performance (SQ) matched exactly with Kevin Deal's explanation of what to expect.

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@artemus_5 sorry I didn't see mkII. I still recommend Tube Depot as a good seller. I have dealt with Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio but he was very rude and very expensive for what he offers. I was dealing with another tube dealer (Darcell Tubes) in El Monte, Cali who had great deals and was reselling to Kevin who upped the price greatly.

i agree kevin deal/upscale has gotten more corporate and greedy and unaccessible compared to years past

well he is getting older, maybe thinking about retirement, probably want to bank it for a few years, hard to blame him