these tube offerings are outrageously expensive IMHO …

GlennDog
GlennDog Posts: 3,143
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Take a look at the 1st & 3rd offering… Is the Mad Russian in- line with current pricing?

There’s no question prices have gotten out of hand.

I bought several tubes from him in the past and he’s legit. But man, these prices are Cray Cray.

https://www.nostubestore.com/search/label/ECC83/12AX7/5751 - EUROPEAN BRANDS
AC Regenerator PS Audio PerfectWave Power Plant 10
Source Lumin U1 Mini into Lampizator Baltic 4 DAC
Pre Cary SLP-05
Power Rogue M180 Dark monos
Mains Salk HT2-TL
Rythmik F12
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,806
    edited October 8
    Sorry but if they are unused NOS, priced correctly IMHO.
    I see similar tubes on ebay and many are priced $300-$600 a pair. The early long plates are getting very scarce. We ARE looking at the bottom of the barrel for those.
    In the last 5 years I've seen the tubes double and quadruple in price.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,376
    Those are tightly matched, 100% NOS with a money back guarantee. Priced right, unfortunately. He sells just about everything he gets. And he gets some of the best of the best in small quantities.

    Tubes have sky rocketed in price, even used tubes.

    H9

    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • skipshot12
    skipshot12 Posts: 1,693
    Yea sucks but that's supply & demand in a pure form right there.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,376
    I'll be holding on to my vast stash based on current pricing and scarcity. I still manage to pick up a bargain or two. But you have to be diligent and scour a lot of ads on Ebay. Then asking the right questions and hopefully getting responses that actually answer your questions.

    Take a look at Brent Jesse's site. His prices have gone up and his inventory has gone down. True, NOS, untouched tube stock is rare these days.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,806
    Take a look at Brent Jesse's site. His prices have gone up and his inventory has gone down.
    He's got a pretty big footprint on ebay these days.
    True, NOS, untouched tube stock is rare these days.
    Unless you want something made in the mid to late 80's.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,791
    1) Chance favors the prepared mind.
    2) Depending on the - ahem - use case, good used tubes can be... good. I pick up every 6SL7 and 6SN7 I find... yes, I have an extremely motley array of them but there are plenty here to try when the time arrives so to do.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,944
    I kinda quit the hunting game, I look once in awhile but never really find anything. I feel lucky to have the little stash I have.
    It makes it hard owning a SLP-05 but I love having it..
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  • bcwsrt
    bcwsrt Posts: 2,331
    Same here. It does help to have @pitdogg2 nearby and in the contact list to help select the finest and not waste $$. @ALL212, also!

    Brian

    One-owner Polk Audio RTA 15TL speakers refreshed w/ Sonicap, Vishay/Mills and Cardas components by "pitdogg2," "xschop" billet tweeter plates and BH5 | Stereo REL Acoustics T/5x subwoofers w/ Bassline Blue cables | Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III integrated tube amp | Technics SL-1210G turntable w/ Ortofon 2M Black LVB 250 MM cart | Teac VRDS-701T CD transport | LampizatOr Baltic 4 tube DAC | Nordost & DH Labs cables/interconnects | APC H15 Power Conditioner | GIK Acoustics room treatments | Degritter RCM
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  • tonyp063
    tonyp063 Posts: 1,123
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    1) Chance favors the prepared mind.
    2) Depending on the - ahem - use case, good used tubes can be... good. I pick up every 6SL7 and 6SN7 I find... yes, I have an extremely motley array of them but there are plenty here to try when the time arrives so to do.

    There is a reason I have a pile of 6V6-oids in 7,8 & 9 pin bases.
    +1 on the 6s*7s too.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,791
    Speaking of 6V6 (oids), as has our good friend and trusted colleague, @tonyp063...
    the 6AQ5 (essentially a 6V6 in a 7-pin miniature package) is a very fine little tube for a single ended or push-pull amplifier -- and (AFAIK) still of virtually zero interest to virtually anybody. :#

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    Perhaps the best sounding $30 amplifier I've ever stumbled across.
    PP 6AQ5 = ca. 10 watts per channel

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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,143
    Looks like pricing isn’t going down anytime soon. I’ll have to restock in preparation for future needs and maybe be forced to go SS

    I recently had to re tube one of my mono blocks… Not cheap.

    4 - KT 120s new Russian (oem Krap) and

    2 - NOS 12 AU7 drivers and

    1 - NOS - 12AX7 input

    Turns out KT 120s after the onset of the Ukrainian war reveals tons of inconsistencies and poor quality tubes. Anything built prior to the beginning of the war is far superior.

    If anybody has 2022 KT 120s or earlier, I’m game as truck.… What you got John? I know you have a stash

    JK . . . NOT going solid state for a while
    AC Regenerator PS Audio PerfectWave Power Plant 10
    Source Lumin U1 Mini into Lampizator Baltic 4 DAC
    Pre Cary SLP-05
    Power Rogue M180 Dark monos
    Mains Salk HT2-TL
    Rythmik F12
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,806
    Russia was always about quantity not quality when building tubes. They did have a few factories that were much better with the quality control, they typically built widgets for ICBM's sooo yea, mo'better😉
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,888
    I have a bargain. 12AX7 Ei Gold pin for $1234.59 per tube. DM me for payment.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,143
    treitz3 wrote: »
    I have a bargain. 12AX7 Ei Gold pin for $1234.59 per tube. DM me for payment.

    SWEET . . . I’ll take 4 of them…


    The check is in the mail
    AC Regenerator PS Audio PerfectWave Power Plant 10
    Source Lumin U1 Mini into Lampizator Baltic 4 DAC
    Pre Cary SLP-05
    Power Rogue M180 Dark monos
    Mains Salk HT2-TL
    Rythmik F12
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,835
    edited October 11
    GlennDog wrote: »
    treitz3 wrote: »
    I have a bargain. 12AX7 Ei Gold pin for $1234.59 per tube. DM me for payment.

    SWEET . . . I’ll take 4 of them…


    The rubber check is in the mail

    Fixed it
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

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