RE: Tube Inflation since 1965 ? ........................

Posted by FlaCharlie (A) on April 27, 2021 at 12:08:29

In Reply to: Tube Inflation since 1965 ? ........................ posted by Cut-Throat on April 21, 2021 at 15:12:07:

I'd be more interested in seeing how prices for DHT output tubes compared to IDH pentodes or beam power tubes back when demand for both was more balanced. Not sure if the 300B was commonly listed in the price lists, but how did the price of a 45 or 2A3 compare to a 6L6 or 6V6 or similar?

Back when DHTs were commonly used and the pentode was relatively new, I would suspect that the pentode commanded a slight premium in terms of price.

In terms of actual manufacturing cost and complexity you would think it would be cheaper and easier to manufacture a triode than a pentode or beam power tube. Today, the prices for current production DHTs range from much higher to totally ridiculous (IMO) when compared to current production pentodes or beam tubes.

Sure, I would expect to pay some sort of premium due to the lower demand for DHTs today vs more commonly used tubes. But it seems to me that today's prices for DHTs go way beyond what is justified economically. Again, I'm not talking about rare OS tubes that are considered collectibles, I'm talking about modern production.

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Topic - Tube Inflation since 1965 ? ........................ - Cut-Throat 15:12:07 04/21/21 (23)

RE: Tube Inflation since 1965 ? ........................ - FlaCharlie 12:08:29 04/27/21 (2)

RE: Tube Inflation since 1965 ? ........................ - maxhifi 07:51:20 04/29/21 (0)

RE: Tube Inflation since 1965 ? ........................ - FlaCharlie 12:59:54 04/27/21 (0)

Inflation hit tubes hard since around 2000........... - Rod M 14:24:59 04/22/21 (8)

That's supply & demand, not inflation (nt) - Triode_Kingdom 19:34:10 04/22/21 (5)

RE: That's supply & demand, not inflation (nt) - PakProtector 06:15:52 04/25/21 (0)

actually it's both because of the market - Story 04:36:15 04/23/21 (3)

Yep. /n - Ivan303 05:49:42 04/24/21 (2)

RE: Yep. /n - sony6060 05:57:01 04/24/21 (1)

Exactly My Point - Triode_Kingdom 08:54:24 04/24/21 (0)

RE: Inflation hit tubes hard since around 2000........... - Cut-Throat 14:26:52 04/22/21 (1)

Wavelength mono-blocks (mt) - Rod M 14:43:28 04/22/21 (0)

Will 1966 do? - Sondek 15:48:26 04/21/21 (10)

Good Enough ! - Cut-Throat 15:57:24 04/21/21 (9)

RE: Good Enough ! - Sondek 15:59:45 04/21/21 (8)

Funny how some prices have flipped - Byrd69 06:21:18 04/23/21 (2)

RE: Funny how some prices have flipped - Triode_Kingdom 12:58:55 04/23/21 (0)

RE: Funny how some prices have flipped - Sondek 08:52:20 04/23/21 (0)

RE: Good Enough ! - Joe Appierto 00:32:06 04/22/21 (2)

Inflation since the 60s has been considerable - andy evans 00:45:15 04/24/21 (1)

RE: Inflation since the 60s has been considerable - Joe Appierto 00:52:40 04/24/21 (0)

RE: Good Enough ! - zacster 18:27:36 04/21/21 (1)

RE: Good Enough ! - Rocket_Powered 06:31:03 04/22/21 (0)

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RE: Tube Inflation since 1965 ? ........................ - FlaCharlie 12:08:29 04/27/21 (2)

RE: Tube Inflation since 1965 ? ........................ - maxhifi 07:51:20 04/29/21 (0)

RE: Tube Inflation since 1965 ? ........................ - FlaCharlie 12:59:54 04/27/21 (0)

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