Tubes becoming hard to get?


An article in today’s WSJ talks about tubes for both guitar amps and stereo gear becoming scarce due to Far East and Ukraine/Russian tensions saying most tubes originate from China, Slovakia, & Russia.  As such, people are beginning to Hoard and retailers are beginning to limit purchases. 
 

 

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I haven't had any problems.  Still using original tubes.  They are run very conservatively by design.  I don't expect to change tubes before I die.  So it's not an issue.

I ordered some tubes from Ukraine. A lot actually. I might never get them. They seem to be stuck in Kiiv. I don't care. If someone there, who was into audio, can now get his family closer to the border, that is good enough for me. If I get the tubes, even better, but I'm not holding my breath.

Why not take a chance? I already miss the world the way it was.

Steve

If i understand, Western Electric Co create in web page a survey to what type the popular tubes audiophile needs and they will study an options to made tubes in USA and the prices but it will see soon.

@lowrider57 ​​​​@ghdprentice thank you. 
I do think that the folks at upscale are doing the right thing. We call it throttling or allocation. 
 

this way it weeds the bogart hoarders out.

 

This will pass and mot of the tube companies are US owned.

May head back to help in July. Such great people.