Tube vendors.


Hello all taking a break from the kitchen rehab salesmen....
Quick question on Tube suppliers other than The Tube Store and Upscale Audio.
Who are you all getting tubes from and what do you like about them.
BestEarl.
128x128earlflynn
Primarily Brent Jessee, occasionally TCtubes. Used to buy from the TubeDepot as they are only a few miles from me but their NOS tube stock is spotty on availability and their pricing has gone up on them
New production power tubes: Tube Store. Small signal tubes (I only use NOS): Brent or Andy; they are both stellar.
Vintage Tube Services, If your looking for something REAL NOS from a guy that has speakers that are rated at 115db sensitivity who listens closely to every tube for sound quality, from someone who has been buying testing and selling tubes forever, who owns some of the oldest and original tube test equipment as well. If you have the time to wait then get in touch with ANDY and tell him what your looking for. The vintage RCA 5ar4, and 5687's for my Tube powered Modwright SWL 9.0  are very special and make this pre amp a giant killer.

Matt M