Svetlana 572-3 tube---Still available?

There was a reliability problem with them as they had a life expectancy of about 6-12 months. I know, I had Cary 572 monoblocks. Sounded great, lots of power, SET clarity and realness, but I went through 2 sets of power tubes in 1 1/2 years. Have no idea if still being made and the whole thing is a shame - damn good sounding amps.

Also had the Cary 572 Monos with same tube issues. My understanding is the 572 is out of production but Cary may still have them available.

thanks for confirming what I had suspected...

I too owned the Cary 572 monos...i wasn't bowled over by them....

I was thinking about a VIVA Sintesi amp which uses the same output tube but will have to pass, don't want to be stuck with an amp w/o output tubes

surprisingly i called the dealer who is selling the amp and he directed me to NewSensor who lists this tube as available @$60 a tube. I tried to call them to see if this is a situation where they haven't updated their website, and of course i was thrown into a voice mail hell....

The 572 lists being available on the www.tubesandmore.com site which is a local electronics distributor here in metro PHX. They list for 58.80 ea and are Svetlana brand.