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Question for BAT 6H30 tube owners

I'm a long way from needing to replace the tubes in my BAT pre, but wanted to ask about the cost differential in buying them. I've seen them for $50 per tube and then the MUCH higher cost that BAT or one their retailers charges. I've read that Victor has a large stock of the 6H30's..are they different or a better tube than buying for the lower price? Thanks for your thoughts and/or experience.
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dgarretson
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I've been retubing BAT units for years now using $18 6H30s from tubestore.com. They a have premium gold-grid version for $50, which I have not tried.

Dave
dgarretson
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Oh? Have you asked about this BAT lately?
dgarretson
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I spoke today with Victor Komenko of BAT about this. He mentioned that they are almost out of stock of the NOS 6H30s and would shortly be converting to new production. He stated that his NOS versions are also available in the general market, and are designated 6H30PI-DR. He also mentioned that there is some junk out there to be avoided. He is unaware of the gold-grid version-- his versions have white grids. I can report that the Sovtek -EB version I acquired from Tubestore.com for my VK75SE sounds fine. So there it is.

Dave
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