J M O N Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 What are some of the best places to buy tubes? I remember several good suggestions made a while back. In fact, I even purchased from one of those suggestions a couple of years ago. However, I no longer seem to have the information of the various internet sites that sell good tubes. Anyone have good suggestions??? Related to this is a second question -- what do you do with an old tube? Do you just throw them away?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch RF7 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 I most wholeheartedly recommende Brent Jesse at www.audiotubes.com , awesome guy to deal with and great prices and will make sure that he gets you great, matched NOS tubes or whatever brand you want. Just email him and he will get it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelman Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 check out the tubestore. and Griblin engineering. I use these for my guitar amp tubes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 I sell all my bad tubes on E-Bay. People just luv them. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted February 25, 2004 Author Share Posted February 25, 2004 ---------------- On 2/25/2004 3:18:03 AM T2K wrote: I sell all my bad tubes on E-Bay. People just luv them. ---------------- Now why didn't I think of that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strabo Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 ---------------- On 2/25/2004 3:18:03 AM T2K wrote: I sell all my bad tubes on E-Bay. People just luv them. ---------------- Why do people want bad tubes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornPenguin Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 ---------------- On 2/25/2004 3:18:03 AM T2K wrote: I sell all my bad tubes on E-Bay. People just luv them. Keith ---------------- Your comment speaks for your character dude. Oh, it was a joke. Have you tried stand up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRBILL Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Try SND TUBES at www.vacuumtubes.com. Michael Marks is a very personable and informed guy, and will go out of his way to make sure you get what you want/need. He has an immense inventory of NOS and used items. His website is always under some degree of construction, so a phonecall or e-mail is often desirable. I appreciate his same-day shipping. Hope this helps. DR BILL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2K Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 ---------------- On 2/25/2004 1:47:16 PM HornPenguin wrote: ---------------- On 2/25/2004 3:18:03 AM T2K wrote: I sell all my bad tubes on E-Bay. People just luv them. Keith ---------------- Your comment speaks for your character dude. Oh, it was a joke. Have you tried stand up? ---------------- Is that supposed to be funny? Someone told you I'm only 3'4" tall didn't they? I'm tired of all the 'stand up' jokes. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gullahisland Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 I've had good luck with Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio in Southern California. http://www.upscaleaudio.com He's got a tremendous selection of some of the very finest (and rarest) NOS tubes in the country. He also has some very state of the art test equipment. If you're looking for more "run of the mill" stuff, talk to Jeff or Dan at Jeff's Sound Values (also in SoCal) I bought some 6550 Ruby Tubes from Jeff a year or so ago for my ARC D-115MK2 and they've been flawless. Plus, I think I only paid like $35ea. for two matched quads. http://www.jeffssoundvalues.com -Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted February 26, 2004 Author Share Posted February 26, 2004 Thanks for all the tips, I'm looking at all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hardy Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 Also well worth considering: Antique Electronic Supply (especially for less esoteric fare): www.tubesandmore.com Triode Electronics (Uncle Ned): http://store.yahoo.com/triodeel/index.html Electron Tube Enterprises (Dick Bergeron): http://members.aol.com/etetubes/ oh, and as to your second question: "...what do you do with an old tube? Do you just throw them away??" What is this term "throw... away" which you have used? It is unfamiliar to me (ask my wife)! :-) (ummm, am I out of compliance with the new Forum rules for not including commercial links? If so, please delete the links above and/or let me know so that I can delete them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 Ummmmm.....Upscale Audio is high dollar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gullahisland Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 Upscale is, indeed, high-dollar. That's why I mention them if you're looking for rare NOS stuff. Otherwise, I recommend Jeff's Sound Values. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 If you ever get the chance to go to his house, which is where his business is, you'll undertand why he's high dollar. It takes a lot of money to finance the expensive cars and his big home at the foot of the mountains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Cut and paste the following: http://pages.prodigy.net/jimmcshane/ Jim's a steller bottlehead who's also very knowledgable and has a vast tube inventory which he updates regularly. He answers all his e-mails and ships fast! http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=akeh&include=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=50 Don't let his Stockholm address scare you away! Ake Holm from Sweden usually has a great selection on eBay at great prices, takes US currancy, and ships in a week or less using sturdy packaging. http://www.tubeworld.com/ Brendan also updates his huge inventory on a regular basis. He has lots of less popular tubes as well, all at fantastic prices! Check him out! Brent Jesse...well, that's a given...he's great! Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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