Good sources for tubes other than Upscale


It's just that Upscale is mentioned ALL the time so I'd like to know alternatives.Plus it's personal felt I got bad phone from Deal but again even Adam Smith to to Galbraith would say monopolies are bad.Others?
Chazzbo
chazzbo
Also a good source is the tube store although not the cheapest they are friendly and knowledgeable.

http://www.thetubestore.com/

Chuck
Andy at VTS and Brendan at Tubeworld (although he is a bit pricey). Also, Audiogon member Whoppadeedoo has supplied me with some excellent tubes at very reasonable prices.
I've had very good success with Andy at vintagetubeservices.com. Knowledgeable - extremely, opinionated - yes, accessible - you have to call him but he answers when he's there which I've found to be usually and he's happy to talk at length, quirky - a bit, we could stand a few more like him. I think he tests the bejeezus out of everything he ships, he has lost sales by steering me away from tubes he thought wouldn't be an improvement over what I had. His prices are very reasonable given the quality and they are less than a few other unnamed merchants with fancy websites.