Did anyone stock up on tubes/valves
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Jethro Rocker
Ambassador of Live & Loud Action
I have rafts for the amps that I have, at least for the forseeable future. I don't play em that much and they do get rotated so I get years off each set of power tubes.
Amp Mad Scientist
Ambassador of Heresy
JJ is 1/2 as much money. $32 for a matched pair of EL84s.
Since I have not had much problems with JJ I will probably keep using them.
The Psvane selected hi fi tubes look pretty good but I haven't tried them as yet.
There looks to be at least 2 hi end manufacturers in China.
Me too....
froman5150
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Sadly I've only stocked up on metals, like copper, brass and lead .
ivan H
Ambassador of Tubes & Grooves
All of my amps are fitted with NOS glass & I have a good stash of NOS/NIB tubes, enough to re-tube most amps a couple of times should I need to.
I did stock up on some current production types though, & ordered them before before prices went up or they became harder to get here in Oz. Tubes I grabbed,
Svetlana EL34, 1 quad & 2 duets.
Tung Sol EL34B, 1 duet.
JJ EL34, 1 quad.
JJ EL34II, 1 duet.
JJ E34L 1 duet.
Genalex B579 ECC83, x 2 (all available).
Tung Sol ECC803S, x 3.
JJ ECC803S, x 3.
JJ ECC83 x 6.
Mullard ECC83 x 10.
Of course I'll continue to buy NOS tubes & will probably grab a few other types of current production tubes.
I'm not panic buying just yet though. Cheers
I did stock up on some current production types though, & ordered them before before prices went up or they became harder to get here in Oz. Tubes I grabbed,
Svetlana EL34, 1 quad & 2 duets.
Tung Sol EL34B, 1 duet.
JJ EL34, 1 quad.
JJ EL34II, 1 duet.
JJ E34L 1 duet.
Genalex B579 ECC83, x 2 (all available).
Tung Sol ECC803S, x 3.
JJ ECC803S, x 3.
JJ ECC83 x 6.
Mullard ECC83 x 10.
Of course I'll continue to buy NOS tubes & will probably grab a few other types of current production tubes.
I'm not panic buying just yet though. Cheers
StrumerJoe
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Solid state rectifier tube replacements :jet city--- lookin better every day .................
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welcome to ANALOG TUBES -- the "new normal"
also 500.00 !?!?!??!?!??! Hell man I got some old tubes laying around Id a cut ya in for 250.00
Copper Cap Rectifiers – Weber Speakers
www.tedweber.com
It's going to be someone really smart to figure out how to do solid state power tubes considering the voltages.
We need Nicola Tesla on it!
EDIT : Or maybe someone could talk Elon Musk into it?
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Amp Mad Scientist
Ambassador of Heresy
There are high voltage Mosfets which connect in a circuit much like a tube.Solid state rectifier tube replacements :
Copper Cap Rectifiers – Weber Speakers
It's going to be someone really smart to figure out how to do solid state power tubes considering the voltages.
We need Nicola Tesla on it!
EDIT : Or maybe someone could talk Elon Musk into it?
(metal oxide silicon field effect transistor)
They will need finned heat sinks attached to the transistor, but the unit will still plug into the socket like the tube did.
eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
99.00 thousands of tube tweaking options and changes and swaps and biasing -- (and they even glow @Amp Mad Scientist )
We got tubes already for my 50 watt master volume custom build...before all the panic set in.
6550's with CV4004's...
6550's with CV4004's...
Amp Mad Scientist
Ambassador of Heresy
You can turn up the voltage, and it won't melt.
You can make the bias hot, and turn up the tubes cherry red...
and it won't explode.
That takes 1/2 the fun out of it.
The hot operation or the fact that it won't explode?
I can't decide which I like better.
But what you can't do is spill a beer inside of it (then crank it up and play it wet). You can only play it dry! (think about it...)
That's the first major difference I can see.
Now that takes the other 1/2 of the fun out, doesn't it?
Case dismissed.
eSGEe
Ferengi Ambassador of Trade
True.... forgive me I had neglected the SPILLED BEER tone........ also the KICK THE AMP and the spring reverb warbles tone......and lets not forget the KNIFE YOUR SPEAKER for distortion tone ........ none of that carries over to digital really.......
yes....I guess I must concede in those 3 areas TUBES WIN ....... or is it actually........a loss ......
yes....I guess I must concede in those 3 areas TUBES WIN ....... or is it actually........a loss ......
ivan H
Ambassador of Tubes & Grooves
Well, good news fellow valve (tube) amp lovers & users, the future is not as bleak as it was thought to be. PSVane is now in the process of transitioning from being a "hifi" valve supplier to being a dedicated "guitar amplifier" valve supplier. I "believe" the decision to do this was originally made about a year ago. This information came from a tube vendor/supplier to the audiophool world that deals directly with PSVane.
I think we all can agree that by a long shot, the guitar amplifiers (& to a lesser extent bass amplifiers, electric organs & their amplifiers etc) are the biggest consumer of audio valves in the world & use far, far more than the "audiophool" world does. But let's take a look at a few things that the audiophool world has done within the last 10~20 years in order to fulfill their valve requirements;
1) The Czechs at KR Audio in Prague have refurbished the old Marconi production tooling & machinery to produce audio valves approaching "old production" quality, ranging from types such as (an upgraded version of) the 6SN7, up on through to power valves like their flagship model valve, the mighty T1610 Triode, being shown by the owner/CEO of KR Audio below.
2) The Czechs at E. A. T. in Prague refurbished "some" of the Telsa production machines (they sold most of the tooling & machines off), & then manufactured new tooling & machines needed to produce "old production" quality KT88 & 300B valves.
Both the above manufacturers use "hand assembly" techniques, previously used by all manufacturers from the very beginnings of valve production (most using these techniques up through the 1970's), to assure quality products, though E. A. T. take this to the extreme.
Both also manufacture very high end valve driven audio amplifiers.
3) PSVane in mainland China is made up of a group of engineers & technicians formerly from the Shuguang factory. They firstly commissioned the production of, & later acquired a production facility in order to produce themselves many audio valve types. The aim was to produce valves that were superior in quality to "other" current production offerings which they thought were inadequate.
It's a pity that the major manufacturers of valve (tube) guitar amplifiers haven't accomplished that which the audiophool types have in order to ensure a supply of quality valves.
So, have PSVane come to the conclusion that supplying the guitar amp tube market is a much more lucrative option & that we guitarists also appreciate quality valves to push past their limits? Have they been approached by one or more of the aforementioned valve guitar amplifier manufacturers asking PSVane to supply them? Who knows, all I know is that if what has been passed on to me regarding the future or PSVane is correct, it's in our best interest. Cheers
I think we all can agree that by a long shot, the guitar amplifiers (& to a lesser extent bass amplifiers, electric organs & their amplifiers etc) are the biggest consumer of audio valves in the world & use far, far more than the "audiophool" world does. But let's take a look at a few things that the audiophool world has done within the last 10~20 years in order to fulfill their valve requirements;
1) The Czechs at KR Audio in Prague have refurbished the old Marconi production tooling & machinery to produce audio valves approaching "old production" quality, ranging from types such as (an upgraded version of) the 6SN7, up on through to power valves like their flagship model valve, the mighty T1610 Triode, being shown by the owner/CEO of KR Audio below.
2) The Czechs at E. A. T. in Prague refurbished "some" of the Telsa production machines (they sold most of the tooling & machines off), & then manufactured new tooling & machines needed to produce "old production" quality KT88 & 300B valves.
Both the above manufacturers use "hand assembly" techniques, previously used by all manufacturers from the very beginnings of valve production (most using these techniques up through the 1970's), to assure quality products, though E. A. T. take this to the extreme.
Both also manufacture very high end valve driven audio amplifiers.
3) PSVane in mainland China is made up of a group of engineers & technicians formerly from the Shuguang factory. They firstly commissioned the production of, & later acquired a production facility in order to produce themselves many audio valve types. The aim was to produce valves that were superior in quality to "other" current production offerings which they thought were inadequate.
It's a pity that the major manufacturers of valve (tube) guitar amplifiers haven't accomplished that which the audiophool types have in order to ensure a supply of quality valves.
So, have PSVane come to the conclusion that supplying the guitar amp tube market is a much more lucrative option & that we guitarists also appreciate quality valves to push past their limits? Have they been approached by one or more of the aforementioned valve guitar amplifier manufacturers asking PSVane to supply them? Who knows, all I know is that if what has been passed on to me regarding the future or PSVane is correct, it's in our best interest. Cheers
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