Reliable source Psvane CV181-T MKII


Any suggestions on a trusted source for these tubes?

landong

@r042wal 

 

Me thinks you are confused.

 

Yes, factory burned down.

 

Yes, Psvane was formed by ex employees 

 

Psvane was formed in 2011, and not as a result of the factory burning down.

 

Details matter, because you wouldn’t want people to think you were engaging in some kind of smear campaign, and just sloppily throwing info out there.

Definately not on a smear campaign.  PSVANE is brought up in the HAM radio community often when it comes to replacement amplifier tubes and I picked up my info from there.  If I was inaccurate as you are pointing out, I will retract that.  There is still an issue with the quality of PSVANE tubes in HAM radio and there are not a lot of alternatives to choose from.  The prices are also unrealistic.

 Russia imposed a ban on the export of *all* tubes.  It is news to me US companies are still making tubes.  The last I read, the only exemptions are health care manufactures, health care companies and drug makers.  Russia specifically banned the export of vacuum tubes.  Electro-Harmonix, which distributed Soviet tubes announced earlier this year that they could no longer supply Soviet tubes due to the ban 

https://www.guitarworld.com/news/electro-harmonix-russia-tube-exports-ban