@serjio - The survey form includes a comment area, you should consider offering them your concern about pricing. Nothing to lose by doing so, they may likely not read your concern stated here on Audiogon
Western Electric looking for consumer feedback to make new tubes!
This was brought to my attention a few days ago, and I’ve filled out the form stating that I would love to see mid-priced 6SN7s, 5U4Gs, EL34s, and KT88s from them. I’m not sure how long of a time-frame we’re looking at here, but it appears at the very least that Western Electric is interested in hearing from us! Please fill out the form and don’t forget to put down what tubes you would like to see from them, this could be a good thing! Best regards, Aric
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It seems there's going to be a massive array of various tubes being requested, and of course I believe it will take considerable time to get the machines, staff, space and resources to probably make 1/4 of the different types, so WE will go with what is most requested. Alternatively, regarding the current state of tube availability, I will still be stocking tubes with all of my products and have no intention of raising prices for a good "stock" set of tubes. Tube life varies of course, but typically a year can be expected out of a good 6SN7 or a good EL34, and a lot can happen in a year, so I personally wouldn't sway from buying tube gear based on New Sensor's ban until the end of 2022. PsVane makes both the TII and Hi-Fi (standard) versions of all of the popular KT series tubes (EL34 included), 12AU7, 6SN7, etc. so purchasing a set of backup tubes shouldn't necessarily break the bank and should give the user another year. Perhaps I'm being optimistic, but that's just how I roll. |
@aricaudio this is great! I filled out my form. Have seen that they are back in the hi fi game. I hope they will make these here in the US. Thank you. |
I just hope they do their research and make very robust versions of whatever they decide tp make. I don't know about the current reissues, but, the 300bs made in the 1990's are terrific. I know people who still run their tubes daily that were purchased more than twenty years ago. I run old Western Electric 310As, 348 and 349 tubes that were old pulls when I got them (who knows how much use they had), and I am still running the same tubes 15 years later.
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