A correction on Upscale Audio. I wish Mike would not make statements like that. Go you our website and there is a big page that says we sell tubes to anyone and NOT to make this kind of comment, as it is not true. The only tubes we have a restriction on is 6DJ8/6922/7308. And 6SN7....though that is going to change in a few months as we have made a large buy that will allow us to service other folks that need driver grade 6SN7. On most of these "Valvo" 6DJ8 that is being offered at many dealers, that tube is a Tesla. Look at the bottle and internal structure, and compare it to a JJ or Tesla.Where the pins come into the glass the wires are red in color. Easy to spot. We have a giant inventory of tubes, but old production western European 6922's are history. We were having experienced guys that know the ins and outs ordering bunches every week, or more. Our stocks would have been depleted in 6 months. As it stands we will have stocks for many years. If it were about just getting the money I would cut them loose, but I have a commitment to the people that bought their gear from us. If someone is doing a complete re-tube that includes includes their power amp or maybe eight other tubes we try to accomodate them on a case by case basis. Mike is a nice guy that has bought tubes from us in the past so it pains me to say no. It's not because I want to.
Sources for NOS tubes
Anybody have any sources for tubes that can be trusted. My prior source doesn't have inventory. Looking for 6922 tubes to be used in preamp.