[attmci]

Hi oshipao

I think that is your best bet, if you look once or twice a day, and are patient, I'm sure you will eventually get some, after all I did!. If I see any I will let you know, good luck!.

These are not rare at US. But the cost of shipping to EU kills most of the deals.

 

[canthearyou]

My Foton Ribber 68NS still has yet to arrive. No shipping updates since first one 18 days ago. I contacted seller for info

 

[Scutey]

These are not rare at US. But the cost of shipping to EU kills most of the deals.

This is the problem, I live in the UK and customs and extra potage costs can make it prohibitive, I won an auction on Sunday on UK eBay, they are arrived two days later and allowing for no customs charges it probably worked out cheaper.

 

[Scutey]

My Foton Ribber 68NS still has yet to arrive. No shipping updates since first one 18 days ago. I contacted seller for info

Sorry to hear your Fotons haven't arrived yet, is it possible they could be held up at customs?.

 

[canthearyou]

Sorry to hear your Fotons haven't arrived yet, is it possible they could be held up at customs?.

That's possible. But I have no way of telling since there's no update.

 

[Scutey]

Hopefully the seller might be able find out, it could easily be that they are just delayed in the system, if it was the same seller as mine, Ukraine, guy, then it could well be that they are just working there way through, I've had a few tubes from Ukraine sellers but my experience has been that they take longer than from say Russia or China, fingers crossed they'll turn up soon.

 

[attmci]

This is the problem, I live in the UK and customs and extra potage costs can make it prohibitive, I won an auction on Sunday on UK eBay, they are arrived two days later and allowing for no customs charges it probably worked out cheaper.

Why not just buy some GEC 6as7g, 6080 at UK? Those are very very good power tubes.

I will trade my 5998s with you.

 

[Scutey]

Why not just buy some GEC 6as7g, 6080 at UK? Those are very very good power tubes.

I will trade my 5998s with you.

Thanks for the offer but for the time being at least I am happy with what I've got.

As for the GEC 6as7g, I'd love some of those but not at £350 a pair, if they were £50... well I can dream!.

 

[JazzVinyl]

5998 and FDD20 as drivers, one of my favorite combinations, in this amp:



Have a nice weekend, all

.

 

[canthearyou]

Is $200+ USD what I should be looking at to purchase 5998 tubes?

 

[JazzVinyl]

I paid $200 a few years ago. Don't imagine you can find them for less than that. They are getting scarce.

 

[attmci]

Thanks for the offer but for the time being at least I am happy with what I've got.

As for the GEC 6as7g, I'd love some of those but not at £350 a pair, if they were £50... well I can dream!.

Try to find some local tube dealer. £350 is way too much.

 

[JazzVinyl]

Good condition GEC 6AS7G are getting very difficult to source.

It will be your lucky day indeed, if you a find a pair for a good price.

 

[canthearyou]

Ok. Thanks!

 

[JazzVinyl]

7N7 also nice in this amp. I hear it as slightly rolled off at the extreme upper end. And maybe a bit less width to the sound stage than the FDD20.

But they are inexpensive (do require adapters) all are said to be made my Sylvania, regardless of brand seen on the tube, so all sound similar?

They are smooooooth. Lend themselves well to some music genre's. Sound very close to the finest 6SN7's at a fraction of the cost. Come in tall and short bottle varieties, Tall bottles shown here. Good at rendering details.