Just how much do you spend on tubes per year on average ?

@inna 

"Just how much do you spend on tubes per year on average ?"

Zero.

I suppose, those who spend a lot on tubes won't show up in this thread. Their choice.

In about five years running I’ve had to replace two rectifier tubes and 2 preamp tubes that became microphonic.

I have four 45s that have been played hours a day every day for those five years.

I have only had one to go bad and that was a PS VaneHorizon 300 B, but they were totally apologetic about it and sent me a new one for free including a 15% credit on my next purchase of PSVANE tubes. Which I just used.

It has been a very long time since I've even looked at the price of the tubes I run.  They have been running for a long time without going bad.  I run six Western Electric 348's, four Western Electric 349's, two Western Electric 310a's and two Westerh Electric 310b's in my amp and linestage.  My headphone amp runs four Telefunken EL34's.  My phono stage runs two tubes that I can't recall the number, two Telefunken ECC803S tubes, and two 300b (Gold Lion) tubes as rectifiers.  I don't know the numbers for the linestage and power amp rectifiers.  The 348 and 349 tubes are very hard to find, and pretty much all that are available are used tubes that "test strong."  Prices vary quite wildly with tubes from reliable sources selling for as much as $2,000 each.  The 310 tube has also become somewhat expensive to ($400 and on up for Western Electric versions).  The ECC803S has become ridiculously pricey; I saw a seller of supposedly NIB tubes asking for $3,000 a pair.  While I have not ever had to replace any of these tubes, the year that I do have to buy new tubes will bounce the average quite a ways up.