I was told ARC is extremely careful matching tubes (read high rejection rate 20 good tubes out of 100) if you don't have a tester to check what your getting they may be the safest bet. They make their money on electronics, I think tubes are more of a customer service, good tubes keep the customers happy with the gear. I was under the impression the stock tubes are good for up to 3000 hrs.
ARC VS110 tubes
I will be changing my tubes on my VS110 in the near future. Unit is 1.5 years old and bought new from an ARC reseller. Should I buy factory tubes from my ARC dealer or the same model from some other tube vendor (such as TheTubeStore.com). I was told that factory tubes are perfectly balanced for my amp... not so with after market vendors. BTW I have no interest in tube rolling at this time.
I noticed that when buying from ARC tubes are more than twice the price than online vendors, why is that so?
Thanks for your reply
I noticed that when buying from ARC tubes are more than twice the price than online vendors, why is that so?
Thanks for your reply