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RE: experience with tube vendors

You are very smart to do the research and look for recommendations. I used to buy a lot of tubes through Ebay with pretty good success, but that was 15 years ago. Today, I wouldn't buy a tube on Ebay if it was the last tube available on the planet unless I already knew the seller. Too many fakes, superficial (or nonexistent) testing, and too many scam artists. Total crapshoot, and while you may get lucky and snag a good deal, chances are higher that you won't. Unfortunately, there is a growing pool of web vendors that can be described the same way.

My short list of vendors I've purchased from with wholly positive results:

Upscale Audio (http://www.upscaleaudio.com): Ditto what Billy said.

RAM Labs (http://ramlabs-musicreference.com/): Like Upscale, you pay more but you get what you pay for. Thorough testing and support.

Vintage Tube Services (http://vintagetubeservices.com): kind of a one-man show, but thorough testing and many NOS varieties that are difficult to find.

I've never purchased anything from Jim McShane, but he has tons of universal praise on this forum which wouldn't be the case if he wasn't knowledgeable and trustworthy.

Hope this helps...





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