I run a lot of the Psvane and Shuguang Treasure tubes in my gear and I buy their Premium Grade/T series on eBay from a few different sellers, have never been disappointed.
Best PLace To Buy Chinese Tubes?
Can anyone tell me some reliable places to buy Chinese tubes on line?
Grant Fidelity seems very expensive but I guess they are reliable.
Has anyone dealt with the Chinese site "Tube-Sale.com?"
They seem more reasonable but are their tube top quality?
Of course the Psvane factory site warns of inferior tubes sold on line and they direct you to the Grant Fidelity site. But $580.00 for a quad set of CV181 TII tubes is pretty high. Maybe that's the price you have top pay for quality?
I installed a matched pair of Psvane Premium Grade 12AX7-T MKII that I bought on Amazon and was really impressed with the sound. They replaced a matched pair of Tung-Sol re-issues. I am using matched Genalex Gold Lion KT88 for power tubes and am pleased with these. Not really sure how much power tubes affect overall sound however.
So right now just looking to replace the four 6SN7s. I have a Chinese integrate and it seems to like even the stock Chinese tubes over the Russians. Guess that stands to reason, no? Maybe it will really appreciate some premium Chinese tubes? Can't hurt!
I appreciate any suggestions.
Grant Fidelity seems very expensive but I guess they are reliable.
Has anyone dealt with the Chinese site "Tube-Sale.com?"
They seem more reasonable but are their tube top quality?
Of course the Psvane factory site warns of inferior tubes sold on line and they direct you to the Grant Fidelity site. But $580.00 for a quad set of CV181 TII tubes is pretty high. Maybe that's the price you have top pay for quality?
I installed a matched pair of Psvane Premium Grade 12AX7-T MKII that I bought on Amazon and was really impressed with the sound. They replaced a matched pair of Tung-Sol re-issues. I am using matched Genalex Gold Lion KT88 for power tubes and am pleased with these. Not really sure how much power tubes affect overall sound however.
So right now just looking to replace the four 6SN7s. I have a Chinese integrate and it seems to like even the stock Chinese tubes over the Russians. Guess that stands to reason, no? Maybe it will really appreciate some premium Chinese tubes? Can't hurt!
I appreciate any suggestions.
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I would suggest going to the link below and buy two matched pairs. I have never been disappointed by any tubes sourced from Cryoset. I have tried Psvanes in the not to distant past but they got noisy after a half year or so in circuit. http://www.cryoset.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_42&products_id=123&osCsid=0a4o4i7fccbcugftg62g2locn3 |
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I'm not one to put a lot of stock in Cryo treated electronics. I'm not an expert but from all that I've read I think the jury is out on the benefits and they do demand a premium price. I am curious, though, if the Psvane tubes that became noisy after only 6 months were power tubes or preamp tubes? My thought in buying Chinese tubes was to get them directly from a Chinese source. The Shuguang Treasure CV181-Z offered by the Tube Store (& others) is an older variation of this tube from what I can see. The Treasure MKII is a newer version. I have not see anything that proves it is better however. I did come across an interesting site via the DHgate site. Vic Audio-Hi-Fi appears to be a Chinese outlet with great prices for Psvane & Shuguang tubes. I'm trying to get more info on them. Sometimes when it's too good to be true, it's just that. Too good to be true! Thanks to you all for the input! |
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