WANTED: Help stuck in tube rolling insanity


hi:) i need low noise, non microphonic 6922, e88cc, 6dj8, ecc88, 7308 or e188cc tubes to try before i spend any more money in tube rolling frustrationland. i KNOW you know what i mean..lol. i'm wondering if there's any of you out there in the san diego area who have 2-4 spare 6922, e88cc, 6dj8, ecc88, 7308 or e188cc tubes laying around that you would mercifully let me try for my line stage in my audio research sp-10? if they work,i am willing to pay fair price and/or trade for...? thanks in advance ;)
synthgirl333

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Do you need matched tubes and aside from microphonics what sound quality are you looking for. I am using regular Seimans Rorher right now late production. You are right prices are higher than ever. I have had some pleasant surprises such as an equipment pull amperex white label. I bought the Mil spec Mullard CV2493 from an agon tube dealer and am delighted with it its a drop in for the ECC88 (in fact it's just designated E88CC -01, it gives a much cleaner signal than regular Mullards). I don't know what your definition of expensive is but I agree seeing these nine pins selling as CCas,7308s, Pich waist etc for $2-300 a set is ridiculous. My tube guru in England told me that all that stuff was absurd and more collecting ego than improved sound quality. I live on the east coast but if you want send me an e-mail.