Rays Tubes

Interesting, and they're based in Oakland.

Sounds very much like the Wathen Cryotone tubes, without the cryo. They start with chinese tubes and screen out the best ones. You get a good new production tube at a new old stock price. 

apos ray is a brand of chinese tubes. they refuse to disclose the manufacture. if u want to pay  $60-80 for a $25 12AU7, apos ray is your brand. 

a lot of tube heads familiar with chinese boutique tubes have pointed out how the some of these appear identical to psvane. 

they recently finished a huge youtube media blitz where all the youtube tastemakers read off the same script, something about "tired of paying for NOS" or something. funny since apos ray are more expensive than most old stock tubes. but that was the script.  

the also came crashin thru head-fi like the kool-aid man. 



 

I'll stick with my nos tubes...

I’ve compared the Ray 12AU7s against two NOS brands recommended by Brent Jessee and against the Cryotones.

 Prefer the Rays in my Elekit 300B amp.