The Failure of No Government Regulation

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Originally Posted by BlueStreak

I hate to say it, but those Russian tubes are damn nice. I have a set of the Russian Gold Lion (N709) 6BQ5s in my Maggie. Now that they've burned in they are amazing. The only thing American I have that comes close are a matched quad of NOS GEs, which were more expensive and at least 40 years old.

Tubes are one of those things, though. If you want something new, forget it. They ALL come from Russia or China, with only a handfull of very expensive brands that come out of Eastern Europe. But, NO newly manufactured American tubes AFAIK.

Dave

I have some 6P14s that are Russian too......and I do not feel bad buying something made in Russia like tubes.....no body makes them anymore here...it would be just very uneconomical.

What is amazing is that the people in Russia and China have figured out that there is niche market for this stuff here. People complain about the quality of Chinese tube amps but it amazing they figured out Americans and Europeans would buy them in the first place. That is the internet for you.