Tube shortage?
One of the major suppliers of amplifier tubes is Russia. In retaliation to the sanctions levied against them, they decided to cease exporting tubes to the US and NATO. China makes tubes but your favorite tubes might come from Russia. The US makes almost no tubes. The Kremlin announced the suspension of exports would last at least through the rest of the year. If you have tube amps, you might stock up.
@noromance , and yes, a price increase. |
Happily, I thought of this last week and ordered an extra quad of power tubes for my amp… and a full set for my preamp (I already had a full backup set for my CD player and amp). Monday I checked the site (The Tube Store) and they shut down their site to catch up on orders because of the onslaught. I received my tubes today, so I have full backups for all of my equipment and a few extra power tubes. so, good idea… but a bit late.
On the other hand, tubes are far more reliable than they are generally thought. I have the spare tubes I bought for about ever tube component I ever owned, but never used one. So, my recommendation is to relax. It will be OK. If when you have a problem, you will find a solution.
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