[FLTWS]

I'm in Europe, I can't use the 115V B-Stock from the US.
Never much clearance items on the UK sites and on the EU site they don't do clearance.

Understood.

 

[tafens]

You could always buy a JJ from Schiit for $25.00 to throw in the mix.

JJ is definitely with a try.
It is worth mentioning though, that although Schiit doesn’t carry the Tung-Sol now, it is still readily available from elsewhere.

 

[FLTWS]

True.

 

[AppleheadMay]

True.

Those PSVanes are actually brand new replicas of NOS Shuguang tubes if I remember it correctly from when I had a Zana?
I really like how that lightbulb one looks. Any chance you know of any dealers in Europe?
It is a PSVane as well? I can't see the brand on the tube.

 

[FLTWS]

The round one is a Treasure Globe also from the Shuguang. I purchased all of mine from Grant Fidelity in Canada

https://psvanetube.com/wordpress/purchase/shop-by-tube-model/6sn7-aka-cv181/

They may be able to direct you to someone in Europe or maybe sell direct to you. Check out the page above.

 

[AppleheadMay]

The round one is a Treasure Globe also from the Shuguang. I purchased all of mine from Grant Fidelity in Canada

https://psvanetube.com/wordpress/purchase/shop-by-tube-model/6sn7-aka-cv181/

They may be able to direct you to someone in Europe or maybe sell direct to you. Check out the page above.

Yep, I think it's best to buy from them, they seem legit for those tubes.
But is that round one a NOS Shuguang or new PSVane?

 

[FLTWS]

Its new.

 

[AppleheadMay]

Great, thanks!

 

[AppleheadMay]

Got the Lyr finally and I like it, quite a nice step up from the smaller Schiit stacks.
It came with a Russian 6H8C tube though and the one I ordered extra from them was the same instead of a JJ or Tung-Sol.
So I ordered those Treasure Globes from the link in Canada you gave me, should have them in about 3 weeks with those annoying customs here.
Wondering if I'd buy these clear Sophias as well: https://www.sophiaelectric.eu/us/b/6sn7/0?r=161 .

 

[tafens]

Got the Lyr finally and I like it, quite a nice step up from the smaller Schiit stacks.
It came with a Russian 6H8C tube though and the one I ordered extra from them was the same instead of a JJ or Tung-Sol.
So I ordered those Treasure Globes from the link in Canada you gave me, should have them in about 3 weeks with those annoying customs here.
Wondering if I'd buy these clear Sophias as well: https://www.sophiaelectric.eu/us/b/6sn7/0?r=161 .

Schiit recently switched the premium tube option to the JJ instead of the Tung-Sol, but both are very good new production tubes in my experience. If you haven’t already, I’d recommend giving them a try also. They are both at about $25 and imho holds their own pretty well compared to some similarly NOS tubes as well as some more expensive ones.

 

[AppleheadMay]

Schiit recently switched the premium tube option to the JJ instead of the Tung-Sol, but both are very good new production tubes in my experience. If you haven’t already, I’d recommend giving them a try also. They are both at about $25 and imho holds their own pretty well compared to some similarly NOS tubes as well as some more expensive ones.

I can't get the JJ ones from Schiit EU or UK, only US.
A $25 tube from would cost me about 100€ with shipping, 31% tax on the tube + on the shipping and a 35€ administrative cost.
I ordered a tube for the Vali and a Pyst cable a few weeks ago, cost me about the same.
So for 100€ I think it would be better to look somewhere else.
Ordering in the US too is expensive from here, certainly for lower priced items.

 

[FLTWS]

Got the Lyr finally and I like it, quite a nice step up from the smaller Schiit stacks.
It came with a Russian 6H8C tube though and the one I ordered extra from them was the same instead of a JJ or Tung-Sol.
So I ordered those Treasure Globes from the link in Canada you gave me, should have them in about 3 weeks with those annoying customs here.
Wondering if I'd buy these clear Sophias as well: https://www.sophiaelectric.eu/us/b/6sn7/0?r=161 .

I have no experience with the clear Sophia, maybe the same as the blue, maybe not. Tube rolling is like going to a buffet where you've never experienced tasting any of the dishes before. Someone can tell you how this or that dish tastes to them. They can never tell you how it will taste to you. With tubes for audio that can be an expensive taste test, but it's the only way we can know for sure how a given tube will sound to us. Maybe different, maybe the same. We pay to play and gain experience.

 

[tafens]

I can't get the JJ ones from Schiit EU or UK, only US.
A $25 tube from would cost me about 100€ with shipping, 31% tax on the tube + on the shipping and a 35€ administrative cost.
I ordered a tube for the Vali and a Pyst cable a few weeks ago, cost me about the same.
So for 100€ I think it would be better to look somewhere else.
Ordering in the US too is expensive from here, certainly for lower priced items.

I feel your pain, ordering from the US is associated with significant shipping costs, import fees and taxes for me too. I get 25% tax and a $10 import fee on top for everything ordered from outside EU. Not as much as you but that still makes a $25 item into a $42 item (excluding shipping).

Fortunately both the Tung-Sol (manufactured in Russia) and the JJ (manufactured in Yugoslavia I think) are also available from elsewhere, closer to home. I found some listings on eBay for example; new Tung-Sol (UK £20, Germany €29), JJ (Germany €20) by searching for “tung-sol 6sn7 new” and “jj 6sn7 new”.

 

[bcowen]

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[Zachik]

Not to derail things, but just out of interest who does that 35 euro administrative fee go to? The post/carrier, or the government? Kinda sounds like another tax by another name.

It goes to me, Bill. How do you think I manage to buy of those nice tubes?
Joking aside, I guess I should stop complaining about California's 10% sales tax... (which now eBay adds to EVERY purchase, regardless of seller location)