How much have you spent on tubes for your amp recently?
Mar 17, 2007 at 10:17 PM Post #16 of 82
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You cant stop it is to late .... and I have some nice pricey 5u4g's for sale.
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Just kidding!
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The only really pricey 5u4g is the WE 274B
 
Mar 17, 2007 at 10:42 PM Post #18 of 82
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Tech2,what about 5AR4 metalbase? That will significantly increase your spending on rectifiers
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Yup, the Philips GZ34 metal base double D getter. Goes for 150 - 450. If you can find one at all.
 
Mar 17, 2007 at 11:05 PM Post #19 of 82
this thread scares me. i'm hoping that if i buy a Melos amp, i'll just buy a few pairs of JJ/Tesla 6922s and be happy.. yeah right.

the price of the Amperex PQ white label (Holland or USA) 6922s scares me, with the 7038s being even worse. however if i do get a Melos i'll have to go that route since NOS doesn't last forever...

i'll just hope and pray that's the only kind of tube gear i ever buy. pray...
 
Mar 17, 2007 at 11:14 PM Post #20 of 82
I only got my first tube amp this month. I have yet to drop any splondulicks on extra tubes for it. Doesnt mean I wont at some point though.
 
Mar 17, 2007 at 11:26 PM Post #22 of 82
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Tech2,what about 5AR4 metalbase? That will significantly increase your spending on rectifiers
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No kidding.

I'm happy with my Philips 5AR4, which I got a great deal on from a member here. I just can't bring myself to buy a $150 tube.
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(Yet.)
 
Mar 17, 2007 at 11:41 PM Post #23 of 82
Vacuum tube is magic, the gift from the God. Once you start, you will never stop.
 
Mar 17, 2007 at 11:51 PM Post #24 of 82
There are a lot more bad habits than buying tubes, at least that is what I tell myself. I enjoy tubes more than about anything, sad isn't it.? I do have 5 or 6 nice nos metal base GZ34's that I want to try in an amp one of these days. They are all different so it make for anice comparison. As far as other tubes, too many to remember.
 
Mar 18, 2007 at 12:40 AM Post #25 of 82
Buying new tubes is part of the fun of having a tube amp. I've been trying out variants of the 6N3/5670 in my Yarland P100, since this was a tube I had no experience with until the Yarland. The Russuan 6N3P's were better than the Chinese 6N3. But I ordered some NOS American 5760s to try next.
 
Mar 18, 2007 at 1:07 AM Post #26 of 82
I have two main tube amps, to retube them requires a pair WE 437A's and 300B's, a pair of 5687's or 7044's and a quad of 50's. I leave the math as an exercise for the readers. Fortunately the tubes are fairly long lived.
 
Mar 18, 2007 at 1:20 AM Post #27 of 82
It's best if you subconsciously NOT add the amounts in a total sum.

$65, $35, $120, $22, $130, $40, $90, $35, $75, $80 separately makes me feel a lot better than $692
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Mar 18, 2007 at 1:23 AM Post #28 of 82
kind of addiction indeed, caught a bunch of pricy valves last 3 months - WE 350B, Mallard EL37, GEC kt66 /kt88, Tung-sol 6550 grey plant, Mallard ecc83 long plant D-getter, spend a lot
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Mar 18, 2007 at 1:36 AM Post #29 of 82
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I have two main tube amps, to retube them requires a pair WE 437A's and 300B's, a pair of 5687's or 7044's and a quad of 50's. I leave the math as an exercise for the readers. Fortunately the tubes are fairly long lived.


power amp tube is not cheap and won't last too long. It's better to keep away it for speaker, yeah, if one can.
 
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