There is no local dealer of Acme 895 tube in US.
It seems that the dealer will send new replacement at no extra charge.
So I will keep dealing with him due to fast shipping and good price.
It is tricky to get nice NOS tube.
But I had luck most of time.
I bought pair of original Western Electric 300B made in 1930’s 15 years ago at 3K$.
But after using it for 10K hours, it is still the best tube with nuanced details and holographic soundstage.
I had tried various NOS tube to Rogue Cronus Magnum II.
With Amperex 12au7 and Telefunken 12ax7 that I had bought from Ebay dealer, Rogue sound very nice.
If you know how to buy NOS tube wisely, tube rolling is fun.
Most re issue tubes are just so so or bright sounding.
But Shuguang Treasure 6Sn7 and 300B tubes are quite good even with compared with some NOS tubes.
Psavne Acme 805 tube sounded spectacular before one of it went bad.
So I will keep watching after getting replacement.
If you do not enjoy tube rolling, then you may just use SS amp.
But if you do enjoy it, there are lot of choices including NOS and some modern tubes.
It seems that the dealer will send new replacement at no extra charge.
So I will keep dealing with him due to fast shipping and good price.
It is tricky to get nice NOS tube.
But I had luck most of time.
I bought pair of original Western Electric 300B made in 1930’s 15 years ago at 3K$.
But after using it for 10K hours, it is still the best tube with nuanced details and holographic soundstage.
I had tried various NOS tube to Rogue Cronus Magnum II.
With Amperex 12au7 and Telefunken 12ax7 that I had bought from Ebay dealer, Rogue sound very nice.
If you know how to buy NOS tube wisely, tube rolling is fun.
Most re issue tubes are just so so or bright sounding.
But Shuguang Treasure 6Sn7 and 300B tubes are quite good even with compared with some NOS tubes.
Psavne Acme 805 tube sounded spectacular before one of it went bad.
So I will keep watching after getting replacement.
If you do not enjoy tube rolling, then you may just use SS amp.
But if you do enjoy it, there are lot of choices including NOS and some modern tubes.