Best place to buy tubes?

[ZachMN]

If there is already a thread on this please hyperlink me or please feel free to share the best online places to obtain tubes.

Thanks!

 

[sleewell2]

valve queen, by far.

 

[AmpliFIRE]

http://www.valvequeen.com/

 

[hstlaurent]

+1 for Valve Queen.

 

[motorboy1]

The Tube store....

 

[ZachMN]

Thanks for the replies...I'm terrible at saying thank you in a timely fashion....

 

[MrSticky]

Sounds like I ought to check out valve queen.

 

[thunda]

tubedepot.com

 

[blackba]

I usually buy from Doug's tubes or Kcanostubes.

I have used the tube store as well.

 

[FourT6and2]

Depends on if you want new tubes or NOS tubes.

KCA NOS
TC Tubes
Tube Store
Tube Depot
Doug's Tubes
Valve Queen
Tubes Unlimited (formally Tejas tubes)
TAD
Mojo
Tubes and More

 

[tripstan]

Valve Queen

 

[Browns Fan]

I really liked my experience with ARS electronics.

 

[RedPlated]

I think it comes down to what you need. Some stores will stock tubes that others don't.

For example, I really like Chinese 12ax7's in some of my amps. Dougstubes has the highest graded HG+ versions for v1. No one else really carries those. So I get them there.

 

[Tazz3]

Tube depot

 

[milkchickenbomb]

I've had good experiences with Antique Electronic Supply and a fair experience with Tube Depot. Based on the posts in this thread, I'll give Valvequeen a try for common tubes, but checking out their website the selection is substantially narrower than Antique Electronic Supply.