05-01-10: Riley804
might want to look at the prices of the 2a3 tubes....not cheap.
Depends on one's idea of cheap, I suppose, and the necessity of NOS tubes.
I own a pair of 2A3 push-pull monoblocks. Sovtek 2A3 tubes, which sound excellent in these amps, cost about $80/pair.
To me, that's pretty reasonable.