It may be adequate as a description of a certain person's level of interest in tubes.but that doesn't mean it ports as a general prescription.Īs for "just for fun anyway," sure of course our audio systems aren't as important as food, water, our health, the well-fare of our loved ones, the plight of people in war etc. We should do a "viral crank your amp worldwide protest" at 8 am tomorrow morning !!!!! 10mins, play it loud, protest it loud!!!That response (which I've seen in various versions) doesn't make sense to me. be positive, play your amps and take care of them with passion. they still make them as they were pretty much invented. niche market and high prices.īut remmeber that a bycicle is a bycicle, a hammer, a chair, no matter innovation. no more 10 euros or dollars or pounds for a 12ax7 round of the mill. next thing will be transformers rising up in price, PCB with copper traces, tantalum caps, axial caps are obsolete and nearly ending in general production, etc. Low cost and cheap consummer electronics is coming to an end, so it is happening to tube amps and valves. safely, now I have enough valves for a decade now for my JCM900 and TAD Super reverb clone head. on top of that, we have a massive transport and logistic strike from delivery companies, so most of us have purchased and waiting for days to get the tubes being delivered. The situation in Spain is becoming dramatic, for the last 48 hrs, everything was sold out and / or at double or triple prices for what it´s left over. The TAD REDBASE® series is manufactured independently of the three previous manufacturers and will significantly ease the supply situation for the mentioned tube types within the next few months. This was followed by the TAD 6L6WGC-STR, the TAD E元4-STR, the TAD 12AU7A / ECC82 and the TAD GZ34-STR.Ĭurrently, we are expecting the start of volume production of the new TAD ECC83WA, 7025WA, 12AX7A/7025, 12BH7A-STR and KT88-STR right now, followed by more models such as the 6V6GT-STR, 6550A-STR, 12AT7 / ECC81 and EL84-STR REDBASE series in the near future.Īll REDBASE® tubes are individually tested, listened to and, if necessary, matched at TAD in Germany, thus replacing the obsolete TAD-STR and TAD-BLACKPLATE tube models. Working closely together, we facilitated a massive expansion and modernisation of the production facilities and started with the TAD 6L6GCM-STR REDBASE in spring 2021. We knew that they had acquired the production facilities of another tube manufacturing plant that had been closed in the early 2000s, but had not yet used them for the types of tubes we required so urgently after Shuguang ceased production. REDBASE®Īs we anticipated the development with Shuguang at a very early stage, we had already intensified a new cooperation with a small manufacturer in China in 2020. And their delivery time was already up to 18-20 months, even before the Russian sanctions. This leaves only JJ as the smallest of the three big manufacturers. The second major manufacturer in Russia, known mainly for the Sovtek, Electro Harmonix, Tung-Sol and Gold-Lion brands, can no longer export tubes since the Russian sanctions came into force. This probably means the end of the Shuguang Electron Tube Factory. In the meantime, leading employees have left or have been compensated. Unfortunately, the new production facility has not been granted permission for two years now. In August 2019, the largest manufacturer Shuguang closed its factory in order to move to a larger and more modern location. In any case, for years, there have been only three noteworthy manufacturers of audio amplifier tubes such as 12AX7 / ECC83, EL84, E元4 and 6L6GC. Without a doubt, the current situation on the tube market can be classified as dramatic. GOOD NEWS FROM TAD: CURRENT SITUATION REGARDING THE SUPPLY OF AMPLIFIER TUBES(As of 16 March 2022).
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