Where to buy Tubes?

Steve McGinnis · December 19th, 2003, 01:07 PM

Any recommendations on where to get reliable good sounding tubes online? NOS is OK, so are others, Mostly looking for AX-7. Also, where can I get orange drop caps (.022 for guitars).

Thanks!

Tremo · December 19th, 2003, 03:21 PM

Uncle Spot, Lard Valve, Ned, Mike K, Boob Toobz, lots of places.

joshigh · December 19th, 2003, 03:29 PM

www.eurotubes.com

Excellent service, very easy to deal with.

CC · December 19th, 2003, 06:16 PM

Antique Electronic Supply (10% off sale on some items)
- NOS and current production tubes
- a few orange drop style capacitors
http://www.tubesandmore.com

Mouser Electronics
- larger capacitor selection
http://www.mouser.com/index.cfm?hand...7257&Ne=300010

Jim McShane
- NOS tubes
http://pages.prodigy.net/jimmcshane/

Brent Jesse
- NOS tubes
(I've never purchased from him; but people say great things about him)
http://www.audiotubes.com/audtube.htm

Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio
- Top dollar and does not guarantee his tubes purchased for guitar amps. His NOS stock is pristine and appears to be "new in box" NOS (not "used" NOS).
http://www.upscaleaudio.com

Gregg Levy at Hi Test guitars
- both new and used NOS
I purchased from him once; not sure whether it was supposed to be used or NOS; but his stuff sounded and tested great!
(no website) email: hitest@optonline.net

Ebay
- but you have to be knowledgable about tube construction, testing and results. If you want to take gamble, I can recommend several sellers.

December 19th, 2003, 01:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Steve McGinnis Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 832	Where to buy Tubes? Any recommendations on where to get reliable good sounding tubes online? NOS is OK, so are others, Mostly looking for AX-7. Also, where can I get orange drop caps (.022 for guitars). Thanks!

December 19th, 2003, 06:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
CC Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Surfland USA, Hawaii Posts: 160	Here's a few more sources not mentioned yet: Antique Electronic Supply (10% off sale on some items) - NOS and current production tubes - a few orange drop style capacitors http://www.tubesandmore.com Mouser Electronics - larger capacitor selection http://www.mouser.com/index.cfm?hand...7257&Ne=300010 Jim McShane - NOS tubes http://pages.prodigy.net/jimmcshane/ Brent Jesse - NOS tubes (I've never purchased from him; but people say great things about him) http://www.audiotubes.com/audtube.htm Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio - Top dollar and does not guarantee his tubes purchased for guitar amps. His NOS stock is pristine and appears to be "new in box" NOS (not "used" NOS). http://www.upscaleaudio.com Gregg Levy at Hi Test guitars - both new and used NOS I purchased from him once; not sure whether it was supposed to be used or NOS; but his stuff sounded and tested great! (no website) email: hitest@optonline.net Ebay - but you have to be knowledgable about tube construction, testing and results. If you want to take gamble, I can recommend several sellers.

December 19th, 2003, 03:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tremo Banned Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Silicon Valley, CA, USA Posts: 3,803	Uncle Spot, Lard Valve, Ned, Mike K, Boob Toobz, lots of places.

December 19th, 2003, 03:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
joshigh Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Plant City, FL Posts: 185	www.eurotubes.com Excellent service, very easy to deal with.