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Good place to buy a PSVANE 12AX7?

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I'm looking to replace the Ecc83 that came in my Quad Va One headphone amp.

I replaced the Ecc82's with a pair of NOS 12AU7's and the improvement was stunning.

My PS Audio BHK preamp came with PSVANE tubes and I really like them.

Any suggestions?

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RE: Good place to buy a PSVANE 12AX7? - Doktor Brahms 08:45:04 08/14/17 (0)
I got mine from Parts Connexion to use in my VAC preamp. Nice improvement over the stock tubes, but the stock tubes were also very good, so there wasn't a day-and-night difference.
RE: Good place to buy a PSVANE 12AX7? - Mick Wolfe 10:38:05 08/12/17 (5)
I've only used Grant Fidelity. I'm sure there are multiple options, but GF falls in my comfort zone from positive past experiences.
- +2 - Mossback 09:24:10 08/14/17 (0)
  I've bought a number of Psvane tubes from Grant highly recommended
- +1... - Ivan303 17:25:42 08/12/17 (0)
  That's where I would go first for Chinese made tubes.
- RE: Good place to buy a PSVANE 12AX7? - Blackdog 14:33:28 08/12/17 (2)
  Agree, go with Grant Fidelity or Parts Connexion. Too many internet vendors selling untested tubes and/or not honoring warranties. Buy from a trusted established vendor.
  Dan Santoni
  - RE: Good place to buy a PSVANE 12AX7? - BillWojo 11:58:47 08/14/17 (1)
    You had great results with vintage NOS tubes and now you want to buy Chinese tubes? There are so many great old 12AX7 tubes out there that any Chinese tubes wouldn't even be on my radar.
    A lot of times they can be harvested from old gear and test as new. In properly designed gear they seem to last about forever.
    
    BillWojo
    - RE: Good place to buy a PSVANE 12AX7? - Jim McShane 13:45:58 08/15/17 (0)
      But there are also a lot of new production tubes that are superb! As well, there won't be NOS around forever in the numbers needed.
      
      Yes, there are examples of Chinese tubes that aren't so great. But there have been a good number of excellent reviews of some of their more recent "higher end" stuff.
      
      And for the record I do not carry the PSVANE tubes.

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