BAT VK-60 tubes

Try contacting Andy Bouwman at vintage tube services in Rockford Michigan. His web site is (www.vintagetubeservices.com). Tubes are his only business and he is meticulous at testing what he sells to assure that the product is in good shape.

Cfjohn, I was all set for the SE upgrade last year until Victor informed me of the board situation. And with "C" boards, it's not very cost effect at over $4k. So, I bought a 30SE preamp, and got all the SE magic plus big improvement on the 3i that I had.
Even the board upgrade is pricey, so with the old tubes about the only sensible thing is to just retube. Even with the old tubes the sound is still supreme.
BTW, how do you find the 60SE to differ from the non SE-60?

Scifi, Thanks for the tip. Just spent an hour at vintage tubes. Seems to be a good way to go. Have you bought any tubes there? Steve

Has anyone here tried using Mullard ECC-34's as a pre-driver tube in the BAT VK-60? Chris Kipp at the Audio Gallery in Sacremento told me that this was THE tube to use.

I bought all new tubes from Upscale Audio. Everything worked fine for me, except the sound. It's awesome. Best $300 bucks I've spent...