What happened to all the tube amps?


Anyone notice there are very few great tube amps for sale these days? just great solid state What gives.
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i think what you are describing is a situation where many audio enthusiasts have been willing to try high end ss gear over the years as it has improved and the demand for the tube amps is therefore generally much smaller than ss gear. but i do not think that a 'vacuum' exists for quality tube amps. it is a matter of economics. i fear you have opened a can of worms here tho, so i'll be watching this thread for entertainment ;). btw i am no expert on tube amps but from what i read on this site there are lots of superb tube amps being produced still if you got the bucks.
330 tube amps for sale today on gon. None of them 'great' enough? I don't know.
Call Paul Weitizel at Tube Reserach Labs. They may still be willing to build you one of their $150,000 tube amps.
Is that great enough for you?
Last year at this time, there were MANY more to choose from, used that is. My Last monos were push Pull 300's X4. Sweet, Need more Current delivery. Only Have 10K now
Yes there are about 2X's as many ss amps for sale vs tube.
Every yr you'll see that ratio increase, until, however there will eventually be a turning point as lately more tube amps are sold at retail level vs ss amps. There will be upgrades going on, as the asian makers come out with new models, and so you'll see more tubes on the market.
There's more folks switching from ss amps to tubes.
Alos look at the ad day average, more ss amps have a long ad history, tubes shorter as they sell faster.
jmho don't get all bent out of shape.