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I read recently that the next nail in the vacuum tube coffin is the rapid rise of LCD/Plasma TVs and 'pooter monitors. Old 'ray-tube' monitors are still in use, and as such, manufacturers have the material on hand to manufacture the needs of our very small and waaay niche market of audio purposed vacuum tubes. Once that market (the tv screens) goes away, the number of sources for our tubes will probably dwindle again.
Perhaps we can find a way to get tube audio into a realistic price bracket (seems a lot of 'em are PCB, anyway) then we can increase the demand for tubes.
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