SOS: Andy Bowman - Vintage Tube Services

I'll only say this, if you want to GET what you pay for, sometimes, often less. Andy is the best vendor I've come across and I've dealt with virtually all of them at one time or another, several NEVER again. He has great testing equipment and he KNOWS his tubes. "Never let the truth get in the way of making a buck", NOT Andy. The guy is as much a hobbyist as a businessman preying on the unwary like some of those guys. NOS tubes have become a cottage industry and it is important for the novice to be cautious lest they fall prey to the unscrupulous. It's easy to get ripped off.

Very true many used tubes on Audiogon are Turkeys!!

From the little bit I've been reading about tubes and tube vendors Andy at Vintage and Kevin Deal at Upscale seem to have the most positive feedback from everybody I've read about. Thanks again for the replies!

Got my tubes worth the wait well packed a 1st class guy nobody comes close.

Received my tubes this week from Andy. They sound fantastic! 1960's RCA clear tops. I had asked for two matching pairs for my Rogue Perseus pre and Andy sent me a quad matching set.

I called to thank him today and ended up ordering some Amperex to try out. Nice guy!