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Highest Quality Tubes from New Production

s2amps.com is pleased to offer a selection of what we think are the best sounding and most durable current manufacture tubes from JJ/Tesla, Electro-Harmonix, Winged C, Ei, Tung-Sol, Groove Tubes, Sovtek, etc. We are also offering the best tube sockets, shields, and retainers we can find from new production.

All tubes are priced per unit. You can change each item quantity on the shopping cart page to order power tubes in duets and quads. All power tubes are tested and matched before shipping.

Our shopping cart handles shipping to the continental USA. Email us for a shipping quote to other states or countries.

Vacuum Tube Services

Preamp Tube Testing and Grading Screen preamp tubes for noise and microphonics (per tube)	$1.99
* Screened tubes will be free of microphonics and hiss to the highest degree possible for the given brand and model. Some tubes are inherently noisy.

JJ Electronic (Tesla)

12AX7 / ECC803S Twin Triode Ultra high gain 12AX7 replacement	$13.99
12AX7 / ECC83S Twin Triode Well balanced tone, high gain, quiet, nice sparkle	$9.99
12AT7 / ECC81 Twin Triode Excellent choice for reverb and phase inverter	$9.99
12AU7 / ECC82 Twin Triode Great sounding general purpose 12AU7	$9.99
EL84 / 6BQ5 Pentode Power - Matched Sparkling highs, solid bottom, nice mids, durable	$9.99
6V6S Beam Tetrode Power - Matched Outstanding tone, high voltages OK, large bottle, high headroom	$12.99
6L6GC Beam Tetrode Power - Matched High output with smooth treble	$16.99
EL34 / 6CA7 Pentode Power - Matched Balanced w/ tight bass and good mid presence	$14.99
* JJ's large bottle tubes can be prone to mechanical noise in some combo amps

Electro-Harmonix

12AX7EH Balanced sound, durable, ultra low microphonics	$8.99
12AT7WC Smooth tone similar to GE, low noise	$9.99
12AY7EH / 6072 Only new production 12AY7 available, quiet	$12.99
12AU7A / ECC82 Very musical like GE 6189, linear, durable, quiet	$8.99
EL84 / 6BQ5 Pentode Power - Matched Good tone, likes abuse, similar to JJ	$9.99
6V6GT Beam Tetrode Power - Matched High voltages OK, long life, crunchy, balanced	$9.99
6L6GC Beam Tetrode Power - Matched Similar in tone to RCA gray plate	$14.99
EL34 Pentode Power - Matched Rich & smooth, deep bass, sweet mids, detailed highs	$13.99
6CA4 / EZ81 Rectifier Hard to find replacement for Vox & Marshall 18W	$12.99
* EH tubes are excellent at rejecting microphonics and mechanical noise

SED Winged C (Svetlana)

EL34 / 6CA7 Pentode Power Superb sound - the best new EL34 you can buy	$17.99
6550C / KT88 Pentode Power Awesome tube - capable of 100W P-P @600VDC 6550 is the military grade version of the KT88	$27.99
* SED Winged C is the new name for the original and famous Svetlana company

Ei & Ei Gold Elite

EL84 / 6BQ5 Ei Pentode Power Beautiful cleans, low noise, balanced response OUT OF STOCK--MAY BE UNAVAILABLE	$8.99
* IMHO the best sounding new production EL84 on the market at any price

Tung-Sol

12AX7 Reissue Twin Triode Big, warm, musical, dynamic, low microphonics	$14.99
6V6GT Beam Tetrode Power - Matched High voltages OK, long life, singing sustain, best new 6V6 period	$17.99
5881 / 6L6WGB Beam Tetrode Power - Matched True 5881, full-spectrum response, gorgeous overdrive, low microphonics	$24.99
* New Sensor's Tung-Sol reissues are some of the best sounding tubes out there

Groove Tubes

12AX7M Mullard ECC83 Reissue Rich, full tone with complex harmonics	$19.99
* Later production runs are substantially more reliable than earlier runs

Sovtek

12AX7LPS Twin Triode Nice tone, high gain, quiet, spiral filament	$10.99
12AX7WA / 7025 Twin Triode Extremely quiet and durable, good utility tube	$8.99
5751 Twin Triode Balanced tone, lower gain than 12AX7 types	$11.49
5Y3GT Rectifier Less voltage drop and sag than NOS 5Y3GTs	$9.99
5AR4 / GZ31 Rectifier Low mechanical noise, durable, long life	$12.99
5U4G Rectifier Large bottle Russian 5U4GB equivalent	$10.99
* Sovtek rectifiers produce slightly higher voltages and slightly less overall sag

Tube Sockets

Belton Noval Preamp Tube Socket Ultra high quality molded Micalex w/ shield base 1 1/8" centers fits 3/4" hole, Mil-Spec	$2.99
Belton Noval Power Tube Socket Ultra high quality molded Micalex 1 1/8" centers fits 3/4" hole, Mil-Spec (pictured above)	$2.99
Belton Octal Power Tube Socket Ultra high quality molded Micalex 1 1/2" centers fits 1 3/16" hole, Mil-Spec	$4.99
Ceramic Octal Power Tube Socket High quality glazed ceramic 1 1/2" centers fits smaller 1" chassis hole	$2.99

Tube Retainers & Shields

Preamp Tube Shield Fits most noval preamp tube sockets Does not include shield base	$1.99
Preamp Tube Shield Base Fits most noval preamp tube sockets Does not include upper tube shield	$0.99
Wire Tube Retainer for EL84 Fits most noval power tube sockets Includes base for 1 1/8" mounting centers	$1.99
Spring Tube Retainer for EL84 Ultra high quality custom piece w/ 1 1/8" centers Fits most noval power tube sockets	$4.99
Claw Tube Retainer for Octal Tubes Fender style retainer with teeth (pictured above) Fits octal power tube sockets w/ 1 1/2" centers	$1.99
Spring Tube Retainer for Small Octal Tubes Intended for small bottle tubes like 6V6, 5AR4 Fits octal power tube sockets w/ 1 1/2" centers.	$1.99
Spring Tube Retainer for Large Octal Tubes Intended for large bottle tubes like EL34 Fits octal power tube sockets w/ 1 1/2" centers.	$1.99

Tubes : Sockets : Retainers

Highest Quality Tubes from New Production