Hello, you guys that Ask why you would spend extra on Vintage tubes ,I consider pennywise and pound foolish .I am not saying to go out and buy the rarest
tubes in their class,you can find that a lot of U.S tubes are very good ,and less money than the European tubes .
for output tubes these new TJ mesh plates from China ,are very good for modern tubes .in some respects you get what you pay for . Please remember ,unless the modern tubes are very tightly quality controlled and using the best materials ,
like the Tj tubes they are mostly Junk .The russian tubes there is no quality on main stream $15.00 tubes, average at best .
in the 60s they used better metals, coatings, tighter vacuumes and tubes and grids were checked at every 50 ,in many places , the PQ tubes screened in every phase.before transistors this was their lifes blood.also please remember the triodes matched in some to within 2% compared to most of todays
junk at 7-12% , even matched today only stays that way for
a 100 hours before it drifts.A true Audiophile will spend more. This is why they sound better, and last longer.for you can hear the difference in detail for sure.
also IN Rectifier tubes put in todays model ,than put in a MUllard, Amperex, or WE, when you turn up the volume everything stays in place and lasts for years.
the modern day bunch loose composer,and in a few years they blow up. you may have a valve amp ,untill you are willing to make a few hundred dollars minimum investment ,
which is minimal, in the sonic rewards you get in return
then you will only read about the sonic improvement
they can make, 25 years later ,and I wished I had bought all the now vintage tubes I would be using , if you can afford it,buy em you can't put a price on sound quality!
