[Skylab]

http://vacuumtubes.net/ will sell you a single NOS 5998 for $85. Not cheap, but if you only need one...

Amazing how those have gone up. 3-4 years ago that same seller sold 5998's for $20 each.

 

[Dubstep Girl]

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http://vacuumtubes.net/ will sell you a single NOS 5998 for $85. Not cheap, but if you only need one...

Amazing how those have gone up. 3-4 years ago that same seller sold 5998's for $20 each.

 
actually they probably have no NOS 5998's left anymore. one head-fier who PMed me a couple days ago asking about tubes for WA2 actually asked about vacuumtubes.net, he ended up contacting them and decided on buying some 7308 and 5998's. they told him the 5998 aren't NOS.

 

[Ultrainferno]

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actually they probably have no NOS 5998's left anymore. one head-fier who PMed me a couple days ago asking about tubes for WA2 actually asked about vacuumtubes.net, he ended up contacting them and decided on buying some 7308 and 5998's. they told him the 5998 aren't NOS.

 
They told me that too a few weeks back, the not NOS tubes do were cheaper though

 

[MrEleventy]

hmm, how much cheaper? I'm fine with some used to access whether they were worth spending full price for.

 

[Xcalibur255]

What's important is that they are being tested as well as they can be for shorts.  This is a running problem with these types of tubes, especially these old equipment pulls, and in an OTL a shorted tube means a blown pair of headphones sometimes.

 

[snip3r77]

actually they probably have no NOS 5998's left anymore. one head-fier who PMed me a couple days ago asking about tubes for WA2 actually asked about vacuumtubes.net, he ended up contacting them and decided on buying some 7308 and 5998's. they told him the 5998 aren't NOS.

I thought they sell NOS? hmm....

 

[Ultrainferno]

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I thought they sell NOS? hmm....

 
Langrex in the UK does the same:
 
[size=x-small][size=10pt][size=small][size=12pt]We can offer[/size][/size][/size][/size]
[size=x-small][size=10pt][size=small][size=12pt] 1 matched pair 5998 Tung-Sol (Grade 1 tested) @ 100.00GBP per pair.[/size][/size][/size][/size]
[size=x-small][size=10pt][size=small][size=12pt] (tubes are tested to 85% and are in good condition, print style may vary slightly if we need to match a pair)[/size][/size][/size][/size]

 

[Dubstep Girl]

just got my spare Tung Sol 5998/Chatham 2399 today! 
 
they're like completely new!!

 

[MrEleventy]

Just e-mailed vacuumtubes.net and they do have NOS TS 5998 in stock. Thinking about picking one up. Expensive tho.

 

[GrindingThud]

So clean and shiny! Great looking pair.

just got my spare Tung Sol 5998/Chatham 2399 today! 

they're like completely new!!

 

[Beefy]

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Just e-mailed vacuumtubes.net and they do have NOS TS 5998 in stock. Thinking about picking one up. Expensive tho.

 
FWIW, IMHO, ad nauseum...... The 5998 are a great tube, but at >$50 they are well beyond diminishing returns.
 
Don't "

" about it, be thankful that you aren't wasting your money.

 

[Dubstep Girl]

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FWIW, IMHO, ad nauseum...... The 5998 are a great tube, but at >$50 they are well beyond diminishing returns.
 
Don't "

" about it, be thankful that you aren't wasting your money.

 
+1
 
i feel they are good enough to be worth buying, they're definitely a step up from the cheaper tubes. but some come pretty close and offer much more bang for the buck. 

 

[MrEleventy]

true. I'm sure I've wasted more money elsewhere, might as well get something good for it. going to pick up one in the morning. any other tubes I should try? vacuumtubes also has a cheap chatham 6sa7 for 20. might as well make it a triple digit order. hehe

 

[GrindingThud]

They have an inexpensive 5998A ($23) that I happen to like.

true. I'm sure I've wasted more money elsewhere, might as well get something good for it. going to pick up one in the morning. any other tubes I should try? vacuumtubes also has a cheap chatham 6sa7 for 20. might as well make it a triple digit order. hehe

 

[Dubstep Girl]

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true. I'm sure I've wasted more money elsewhere, might as well get something good for it. going to pick up one in the morning. any other tubes I should try? vacuumtubes also has a cheap chatham 6sa7 for 20. might as well make it a triple digit order. hehe

 
ive been curious about trying these, they're supposed to be nice tubes, especially for their price.