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Where do I Go for Tubes now that Brent Jessee has Closed Shop?

I've been buying tubes from Brent for many years. I am now looking for 12AX7 tubes as back up for the tubes I now have in my 80s preamps (ARC SP-6B and the rare Paragon System "E"). Since I only use the phono section of these, I'll need 3 tubes for the SP-6B and four for the "E".  I'm most interested in the Amperex and Mullard brands. I like a warm, full-bodied sound. I detest any and all sibilance.

I completely missed his closing. So now where do I go?

I've looked at the SND and vacuumtubes.net. These seem to have most reasonable prices. Are they legit? I will not buy from eBay.

What are other well-regarded vendors?

My sincere apologies if this duplicates an existing thread.

kevemaher
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wharfy
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@kevemaher -Yes. Purchased 12AX7 and Bugle Boy 6DJ8s from him. Excellent.

nogaps
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I received a notice from Apos that they purchased the tube stock of some electronics business in India..supposed to be a very large inventory. They're in the early stages of rolling out what they have now into their website. The notice I received was asking what tubes are of interest to their "community" so they'd have some focus to approaching what they have.  I've worked with them on a a pair of new stock Ray Select 12AU7's (nice) and other items, they seem to be good people and are responsive to sales as well as service work.  

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cey
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@kevemaher 

 

you go to the only one of THE BIG THREE dealers left:
andys vintage tubes

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curiousjim
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I would not buy from Vivatubes.com!  They do not honor their warranty! I have three matched pairs of PSVANE Art series 12AU7’s that became noisy just weeks after trying them. I bought some RCA Cleartops from Brent Jesse that have been great for over a year now.

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