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Looking for suggestions for a good and trusted tube dealer

Has anyone lately bought tubes from Andy in Michigan of Vintage Tubes, and if so, how did it go?  I bought a couple of batches from him about 25 years ago, and I was surprised to see his web site still in existence.

In doing searches for tube dealers, I also found a site by "Brent Jessee."  In my past searches I had never seen that site before.  Does anyone have experience there, and if so how did that go?

I am looking to upgrade the stock Electro Harmonix 6SN7s in a Cary SLP 05 and I was hoping to find a dealer that people had had positive experiences with.

immatthewj
ghdprentice
6,446 posts
 

@facten 

 

Good job, that pretty much covers the subject. I’ve used The Tube Store and Upscale repeatedly.

invalid
1,085 posts
 

Nobody does it like Andy, he has better equipment than other tube dealers. When you order from Andy you have to call him on the phone, he will let you know how long it will take to receive your tubes, it's worth the wait.

laps
89 posts
 

I've been very satisfied with the Tube Depot.

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jerryg123
3,429 posts
 

I have been buying from both Viva Tubes and Tube Depot.

 

vinylvalet
845 posts
 

I mostly go to:

Jim McShane

Brent Jesse

I also like Tube Depot.

I've had a number of bad experiences with Upscale.

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