Overpriced Tube Amps

I've been fooling around with hifi equipment for 40 years, listened to my father's tube equipment growing up and have had a lot of pretty good solid state equipment since. Few years ago I bought a PAS-3 preamp for $75, beefed up the PS, upgraded a few components. The sound was so much better than any solid state equipment I had, I got hooked.

Yes some of the vintage tube equipment prices have skyrocketed, but there are still a lot of excellent deals out there. Same with the tubes themselves. It helps if you look at it as a hobby, know you will spend time researching, trying different tubes etc. That isn't for everyone, but if it is your thing, at least in my experience the payback is there. As for other people that don't want to spend the time, or the money, there is good solid state equipment, and matched with the right speakers I'm sure they will be very happy with the sound.

fzappa5, remember two things-supply and demand and inflation. A tube that cost $15 in 1950 would cost just by way of inflation, $124, Then WE 300B tubes were widely available, but now many have worn out, been broken, and even discarded into the trash. The old WE300Bs are clearly superior to new production 300Bs even those by Westrex.

Stop whinning and live with what you can afford. Many will pay what it takes to buy old tubes and some to buy old equipment.

Zappa left the building over 8 months ago, folks.

I hope this doesn't mean what I think it does.