PSVANE Discussion & Impressions Thread

Are the Horizon 2A3 tubes available in the USA (see them listed for sale in Europe)?

DeKay

Good marketing on the part of PSVane, however I doubt the quality of these has been improved.  I purchased a quad of the preferred series from Vivatubes and within 6 months (maybe 200 hrs play time) three of the 4 died.  Viva didn't honor their one year warranty (in fairness, they did send one replacement for the first but radio silence for the 2 subsequent).  

Sound quality was better than the Shuguang's that came with the amp, however if 75% of your products die within a few hundred hours of use, it really doesn't matter hhow good the sound might be.  FYI - the cheaper JJ replacements have been going strong without problem.

however if 75% of your products die within a few hundred hours of use, it really doesn't matter hhow good the sound might be

This is the exact problem I had. I was kind of disappointed and went with the Mazda tubes. These are on a completely different level. But I would also be happy if the Psvanes last at least 2 years.

@alightronics 

Do you rate Horizon higher than Art series or is it the other way around?

@alightronics

Since you welcome questions. I’ll bite. I just recently ordered a Quad of PSVANE KT88C’s for my Cary SLI-80HS Integrated amp. What kind of improvements with durability and longevity (hours) have been made in the recent years? Some of these comments are concerning to me. Thanks