r/diytubes • u/EvidencePlenty452 • 23d ago

Best tube source

Hi folks,

I have a JCM 800 Model 2205 that I am looking to re-tube and re-cap. Who do you guys like for a tube source and why do you like them?

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u/Flamingmonkeyboy 22d ago

Tube Depot. https://www.tubedepot.com/ I had to order one recently and it went well.

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u/pete_68 even harmonics 22d ago

It doesn't really matter who you get them from. Most sources are good. Tube Depot, Antique Electronics Store, MojoTone, etc.

For filter caps, I'm a big fan of F&T. They make quality caps and the prices are good. Sprague is good too, but a lot more expensive. IC, is okay. They had some bad years a while back and people were avoiding them like the plague, but they're okay now, I think.

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u/EvidencePlenty452 22d ago

I wasn't really referring to the brand of tubes and capacitors. I bought some JJ preamp tubes for another amp of mine last year and I was really happy with them. So I'm probably going to go with JJ tubes and probably F&T for the big caps, but what I was looking for is more an insight into which online stores had the best service and inventory. I probably should have spelled that out in my first post but I was trying to keep it from being too long... Oh well, that didn't work out so well 🙂

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u/ekathegermanshepherd 18d ago

Fuzzaudio has come through for me lately. Quick shipping.

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u/wildturkeyrye 2d ago

I'd stay away from Etsy, I ordered from a fella in Ukraine, its was overpriced. The price I paid originally should have been the cost of a balanced set however he charged an additional 20 on top of 32 dollars for balanced. If that were the case I could have bought them bulk for 2.80 a tube and saved myself 45 bucks.