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The panic selling of tube audio had begun.

I think it is a bit crazy. I run tube gear sometimes 12 hours a day and hardly ever have to replace any tubes. My tube amplifiers have been mostly as reliable as stones and maybe more so than my SS gear since I've had failures with that. And none with any of the 70 or so tube amps pres etc I have owned over the last 35 years. I design loudspeakers so run my amps much and have to have a wide selection of types. Still while sad for those who panic easily it's an opportunity to pick up low priced tube kit and after a week or so I will most likely be making some lower offers on ads till I get a bite. So if thinking of selling your tube gear because you feel no more tubes ever please do so I have my eyes on a few amps maybe it will be yours.

johnk
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rickdoesaudio
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@larsman

Yes "meat"...not "me". Yet in today’s world "me" seems more appropriate. I guess back in the day that is what I heard in my lower fidelity system. :-)

....and/or I am getting old and memory fails me? I’ll have to fact check myself in the future.

Thanks, bro

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richdirector
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Everybody should get rid of their tube gear.... I can pay $1000 for your audio research 160monoblocks .... Incl shipping... 😁 Happy to help

bigkidz
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@rickdoesaudio

I just repaired that same model  not worth that price unless completely upgraded.

 

Happy Listening.

 

 

sandbites
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If history has taught us anything, anytime the supply side fails and there is unserved demand someone will spring up to serve the unserved market. Once Chinese manufacturers  sense that there’s a vacuum in the supply I’m sure they’re start a few tube plants. Sure there will be a shortage for a year or so and the new supplies will be unreliable but eventually the dust will settle and new champions will rise from the chaos. Who knows, there might be some small tube factory waiting to be turned on in the former iron curtain countries. Exciting times! 

engineears
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Most of the conjecture here is that an increase of listeners rotating out of tubes and into solid state is because of Issues with Tube Availability from Russia going forward. And that might be the final straw for many tube owners. But the reality is that many of them have heard truly high end Class-D (Hypex/Purifi) and then realized how cool it runs and how much less power it consumes and are sold. Whatever the issues are with solid state that tube aficionados seem to detest, they seem to be missing from these high end Class D offerings. Hell, when Atmo-Sphere announces a shift away from tubes, that would be the fat lady singing IMO.

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