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Can anyone recommend a new or NOS 300B or 805 vacuum tube?

Can anyone recommend a new or NOS 300B or 805 vacuum tube? I have acquired a tube amp that takes a pair of each. Looking for reliable decently made tubes that might sound good? Thanks in advance! The tubes that were in it are long gone…

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Linlai  makes good tubes at reasonable prices! Don't fall for the belief that only premium priced tubes will do.

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If you don't want Chinese then there are the European companies like JJ, Sovtek, Gold Lion ...

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I had a friend test the amp and it is indeed fried. I will not be fixing it, nor will I get tubes for it. It looks as if something happened to the 805 vacuum tube socket. It is damaged.

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