I kicked the NOS Amperex etc habit years ago after paying $50 per tube for white label PQ's or white label USN 7308's and never looked back...some will still pay since they have the dough or intensity of interest..it is a finite resource we've been tapping and price rise is inevitable. At some point the price will probably plateau as sales fall off.
Conquered the itch for high$ NOS
I've been using NOS Amperex for the past 2 years. The last pair I bought was $250 a pair. They've been in my system less than a year when I changed them out with a pair of EH6922's I've had in the drawer. That made it obvious that my precious NOS tubes were on their way out.
In less than a year they had become bland and overly bass heavy so I began to look around for replacements. Wow, this years price seems to be around $300 to $350 for a comparable replacement. And it's no guarantee that the new tubes will have the qualities I'm looking for so I've had it, I'm done.
But you know what? I'm really enjoying my system with the EH6922's. Great dynamics and pace with better bass definition for a much lower price. I leave the system on all day listening to XM without worrying about those precious NOS. I feel like I kicked a bad habit.
In less than a year they had become bland and overly bass heavy so I began to look around for replacements. Wow, this years price seems to be around $300 to $350 for a comparable replacement. And it's no guarantee that the new tubes will have the qualities I'm looking for so I've had it, I'm done.
But you know what? I'm really enjoying my system with the EH6922's. Great dynamics and pace with better bass definition for a much lower price. I leave the system on all day listening to XM without worrying about those precious NOS. I feel like I kicked a bad habit.
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