UK valve shops

howdy-doo · Post by **howdy-doo** » Mon May 26, 2008 4:27 pm

just wondering where you can buy valves in england, ive searched on the internet but they all seem to be in america

renton · Post by **renton** » Mon May 26, 2008 4:39 pm

Could this be what you are looking for??

http://www.watfordvalves.com/

howdy-doo · Post by **howdy-doo** » Mon May 26, 2008 4:47 pm

seems so, thanks

manwithgun · Post by **manwithgun** » Mon May 26, 2008 5:24 pm

try here aswell mate i get all my stuff from there think its a top shop

http://www.hotroxuk.com/store/erol.html

irish_admiral · Post by **irish_admiral** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:09 pm

Yep, those are the two I buy from. Watford Valves is probably cheaper these days for most of them. Derek Rocco knows what he's on about also.

Bink · Post by **Bink** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:14 pm

Watford valves don't list there prices with VAT added - Worth checking your sums before you order.
I've used them for a few years now and not had any problems. Had a few experiences with Hotrox UK not having stock in that they've advertised and allowed me to order from their website, but never had a bad product from them.

Simon Wicks · Post by **Simon Wicks** » Mon May 26, 2008 10:36 pm

I get mine from the States though the only new stock tubes i've bought are chinese made el34s and kt66s. Make sure they are burned in at operating voltage not at about 300V which is what tube testers go to. This is often a failing point in that they match well at 300 volts but when you get 450+ on the plates in a real amp, they go to crap and die.

bgarrett_uk · Post by **bgarrett_uk** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:01 pm

I get all my valves from Watford Valves - excellent service and power valves on last set were matched to within 0.5 mA of the previous set supplied.

www.tubeampdoctor.de in Germany also supplies valves - again good service.

Cheers
Brian

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