Western electric back in the tube game???

[Mustardc Caps]

They wont be as expensive as you may think. Theyve already said they arent going to price gouge people

 

[MikeSlub]

I'm keeping an open mind. They won't be cheap, but they aren't going to price them as high as NOS tubes or no one will buy. Personally, I hope they can pull this off and manufacture at an affordable price.

 

[TM1]

700 each tube....?.....it could cost over 5000$ to retube some amps....

That’s about what I pay for NOS M.O.Valve KT66’s that are good for 8,000 to 10,000 hours of use. I pay $700. for a pair!

 

[Mustardc Caps]

I payed $625 for a NOS pair of 1956 coated glass MO KT66s from Tube World Express 7 years ago. But theyve gone up a bit to around $700 a pair.

 

[corpse]

Ah the good ol' days of cadmium, chromium, mercury and depleted plutonium. I got three pairs of GV6GC's a few years ago NIB from a Marconi museum sell-off- two pairs mated pretty well. I need to get the other ones tested- it was a haul.
But, again, my former Atl tech, well respected in that area- didn't think they had a huge impact on tone- didn't even bat an eye- just that it was fortunate for me that I happened to have the glass he needed to get my amp sounding right. Ruby's were his favorites. I think the huge difference we detect in a retubed amp, is that it goes from sounding sickly to back to sounding healthy. It is probably that 5% tone difference- like between a vintage guitar and a reissue.
Just my opinion.
Funny- I have tons of old tubes- I just hoard them. I don't change them out until something fails. But I just love them- love the hunt- love checking them- gives me a little piss shiver...
OK- back to your regularly scheduled program.