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In Reply to: RE: Tube Inflation since 1965 ? ........................ posted by Cut-Throat on April 21, 2021 at 15:12:07
My 1966 RCA price list says the 2A3 is $9.90.My 1963 RCA price list says the 2A3 is $10.50.
Oh, that's February of 1966 and July of 1963.
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Not as bad as I had thought. I would have thought these tubes were much cheaper than that back then...You can pick up one of these tubes today for $200 easily. Which is about 20 times 1965 Price.
-- Cup of Coffee at a sit down restaurant with refills back then was 10 cents.. Today 20 times that is 2 Bucks.... Good Luck finding that Cup of Coffee for 2 Bucks today.
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Probably a bit more demand these days for coffee than 2A3s.
I should probably scan these price lists someday.
From 1972 Zenith price sheet
12AX7 $3.00
12AU7 $3.30
12AT7 $3.70
12AZ7 $4.35
12AY7 $5.80
I can barely give away 12AZ7.
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"I can barely give away 12AZ7."
If you're giving away NOS 12AZ7s for $4.35 each, I'll take some. This type is virtually identical to the 12AT7 for audio use. Biggest difference is somewhat higher filament current.
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I checked my 1963 list and every one of those were almost exactly a dollar cheaper in 1963.
Maybe by 1972 production volumes had dropped off so much that it drove a 20% - 30% increase in unit prices? That and effects of inflation?
Just for comparison, that $9.90 in 1966 would be $82 today adjusting for inflation. So maybe not that dramatic of a difference?
Joe
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In the UK I bought my first car - a Mini van - for £350 new around 1965.
In the late 60s I lived just down the road from the MO Valve co. I could walk in and order anything from the desk. File that under "If only we'd known...."
Stocking up then (assuming one had the wherewithal to do so) would have been a good long term investment. As good as current production may be, I've listened to both the original Genalex KT88 and its current counterparts and the former just has a certain magic compared to the latter.
Joe
It is actually surprising how much these were. They were premium priced even then.
Back then there were plenty of supply, but now if you want to play you have to pay.
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