[marc513]

      I own a NAT SE2SE power amp that two 211 tubes per mono block.
I want to see what everybody’s experience is not looking at NOS tubes.
I would like to stay under 350 a pair if possible. There are just so many
Choices .I need tubes now using my back back up tubes Sino 211 low
Hours and kind of so so sound . My main tubes I used were Psvane
211 T 11 a nice tube . Just looking for some advice thanks
Marc

[FullRangeMan]

I dont know the current 211 tubes. But GE made a lot of bad valves, and in general GE were the worst American brand (commodity style tubes) but they made the best 211 and one of the best 5751. IMO

[mick wolfe]

      I own a NAT SE2SE power amp that two 211 tubes per mono block.
I want to see what everybody’s experience is not looking at NOS tubes.
I would like to stay under 350 a pair if possible. There are just so many
Choices .I need tubes now using my back back up tubes Sino 211 low
Hours and kind of so so sound . My main tubes I used were Psvane
211 T 11 a nice tube . Just looking for some advice thanks
Marc

I would probably avoid AliExpress although they do feature an endless variety of 211's. Ebay seems only slightly less risky. The safest bet within your budget may be  Amazon. They have a decent variety of 211's to choose from plus fairly liberal warranty and return options. FWIW, I've had good luck with Linlai 845DG's, but I did pay a bit more buying thru premiumvacuumtubes.com. Less expensive entry level 211's can be found at both The Tube Depot and The Tube Store. In the end, it's still a roll of the dice. Most if not all of the "affordable" transmitting tubes will be of Chinese manufacture. But as I've said, I've found them to be pretty reliable for the most part.