I agree 100% with Avguygeorge,unless you want a bunch of useless tubes sitting on your shelves,buy from a reputable tube dealer,once youve heard your gear with good tubes ,youll be able to tell when they start going bad by a overall dulling of the sound,kinda like hearing a guitar with old strings as opposed to a new set,or you can have a new set of tubes that you know sound good stashed too compare with the tubes you suspect may be going bad,,maybe you can find someone nearby that has a tube tester,so you can test your tubes every now and then,hope you get your new stuff soon!Peace ,Ray
Tube virgin no more
I never thought it would happen. But yes indeed, I'm moving over to the other side. At least I'm making a foray into tube land. Selling my YBA Passion and moving to a tube integrated. This all started with a speaker change due to a new house, new listening space, and poor speaker synergy, plus a huge WAF. Very huge on the WAF. Anyway, I'm purchasing super efficient speakers that lend to tubes. New amp, new speakers, and soon, a new front end. Next thing you know I'll be doing LPs. That's not going to happen. Hey, I did think that once; with tubes. I'm excited about the journey. Anyone interested in a great SS amp? peace, warren