Tube Help

[bonsaiguitar]

Hey Poppa,

Don't buy tubes from ebay. They are cheaper than other stores, but they are cheap for a good reason. They usually do not meet certain specs set by retailers, so they usually sell other working but lesser quality tubes to ebay sellers.
Some here have good experience with ebay tubes, but I've read horror stories on expensive NOS tubes.

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr...e+to+buy+tubes

Read up on above thread for your reference.
Kevin from UpscaleAudio is a d*ck from my experience, but sells good tubes.

http://thetubestore.com/6sl7types.html

6SL7, what will it be used for?
If it's used as input/driver/power, then it may be best to match a pair, instead of just replacing one tube. If it's just used as a rectifier tube, I wouldn't worry too much though.

JRA

If a seller is selling anything other than top quality they will state in in their auction. If they are not their feedback will show it. Some of the best tube sellers on the planet sell every day on Ebay. A load of horse crap.

[jrhymeammo]

That's a load of horse crap. If a seller is selling anything other than top quality they will state in in their auction. If they are not their feedback will show it. Some of the best tube sellers on the planet sell every day on Ebay. A load of horse crap.

I'm just regurgitating what I've read from other audio forums. I've never bought tubes from ebay based on what I've read, so I was just sharing information I had read. Of course, I've read the Bose offer the highest fidelity in the world...

I think we all got your comment that you feel my post is a load of horse crap. But the answer we all would like to know, especially poppa, who do you recommend and what have you purchased? If they were the greatest tube seller in the world, then what do you base it on? Other people's feedback of the seller? If so, isn't your comment as good as mine?

As Feanor stated, I knoew he had great experience with his NOS or lightly NOS tubes from Ebay. I never said, all tubes from Ebay are bad.

Thanks for sharing your comments as I did mine.
As for Horse crap, feed this post to your Bonzai. It just might act as fertilizer.

JRA

[poppachubby]

As Feanor stated, I knoew he had great experience with his NOS or lightly NOS tubes from Ebay. I never said, all tubes from Ebay are bad.

JRA

You don't have to explain yourself JRA, I got your message, and it wasn't overstated.

What HAS been overstated is the horse crap. Bonzai, if you're not just posting to be EXTREMELY contrary, can you suggest some tube sellers from Ebay perhaps? This would be productive...

Thanks, Chubbs