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What are we going to do about Tele 12AU7 prices

so the prices are ridiculous,,none of us can afford these prices..so what AU's are we going to substitue foe Teles.
And dont say RCA;'s, I  dont like   RCA's and  Philips Miniwatts were ok, nothing great. 
I need something close to Tele. but at 1/5th the price.
mozartfan
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milpai
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Try Psvane from vivatubes.
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larryi
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What prices are you seeing?  They don't appear to be that hefty in price, at least compared to real old stock Telefunken ECC803S (12AX7) which now go for around $1300 each.  In the right circuit, these are all very long-lived tubes, so you might be able to justify the price that way.  I run ECC803S tubes in my phono stage.  Sadly, they are far from the most expensive tubes in my system.  Try pricing 348 tubes (I run 6 of these) and 349 tubes (I run 4 of these).  I also run a bunch of 310s and two 300b (these are RECTIFIERS). 

Tubes can be quite pricey.
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roxy54
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Get a second job mozartfan.
petg60
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Try Tesla.
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