[Sam-fi]

. I was wondering if there were places inside the United States that I could get these tubes from?

Thanks,
Sam-fi

google returns nothing. Comments about grant fidelity removed for taste. Does anyone "have a guy?"

[JakeJ]

Sorry to hear that.  Google is your friend.

[TomS]

Depending on what you're looking for, I bought my BT's in the US here, no problems: http://thetubestore.com/sh-cv181-z.html

[Sam-fi]

Alright, after much tooling around - I have come up with two other dealers

goodcomponent.com

&

Pacific Valve

Both seem to have excellent feedback.

[Gopher]

I've used goodcomponent and was very happy with their service.  I would have recommended them, but your original post said "within the US".

Factor in shipping when you place an order with them.  I makes sense to order multiple pairs of tubes to maximize price efficiency.

[chrisby]

After my own little bit of googling, it would appear that s one-stop, lower 48 supplier for both the BT and Psvane branded lines might be hard to find.

FWIW I've always had excellent results from PartsConnexion, but they ship from Ontario, and I couldn't find the Psvane products listed.

[Ericus Rex]

Grant is the only place I've ever seen the Pavanes.  And the OP doesn't want to deal with them.  I'm sure the Pavanes will eventually end up with other dealers, just like the Treasures but you may have to wait a bit.

On a side note, I ordered a quad of Treasure KT88s off ebay.  They arrived and one of them had an intermittent short and all of them tested a little higher than I like for grid leakage (still in normal range though).  I've sent it back and have no issues with the seller to report (yet!) but there might be something to paying more and getting fully tested tubes from Grant Fidelity.

[Wind Chaser]

Anyone can sell tubes, but how many are willing to take the time to test each tube thoroughly to ensure they are up to spec and properly matched?  If you want quality control, then you're going to have to pay for it.  Grant Fidelity might not be the cheapest, but they don’t hustle junk.  Why take chances?

[datman]

I completely agree.  My Treasure 6CA7's are about as close to perfect as I've seen.  Grant Fidelity is wonderful to deal with.

[jriggy]

GF's site transfers you directly to Psvanetube.com for ordering now? 

[Wind Chaser]

GF's site transfers you directly to Psvanetube.com for ordering now? 

About Us

"This website is jointly created and maintained by Grant Fidelity in Canada and Audio For Less Limited (Hong Kong), a strategic partner of Grant Fidelity for better order fulfillment efficiency from warehouses in both Hong Kong and Canada to customers worldwide..."

[Ericus Rex]

Does that mean Grant no longer retests the Pavanes on their Amplitrex since they're shipped directly from HK?

[DARTH AUDIO]

Depending on what you're looking for, I bought my BT's in the US here, no problems: http://thetubestore.com/sh-cv181-z.html

BTW, the Tube Store is in Hamilton, Ontario.. Canada

[DTB300]

Here is a reply from Grant Fidelity concerning the Psvane tubes...

For USA customers, if you prefer to make payment directly to Grant Fidelity, you can simply email us and request an invoice, or call us to pay over the phone with credit card.

There is no difference for USA orders when you order with Grant Fidelity directly or place order on www.psvanetube.com

But for Canadian customers, if you order directly with Grant Fidelity, we have to collect GST/HST at time of order and if (and only if) the order is shipped from Hong Kong, customs will collect another round of GST/HST when the parcel enters the country. To avoid this double taxing problem to buyers, we will let Canadian customer know at time of order if you should order with us or on the tube website directly based on where the order will be shipped.

There is no difference on product quality or customer service no matter where you make payment to. The Hong Kong partner is merely a logistics provider and handle some inventory for us. All support is done by Grant Fidelity.

Ground shipping in North America is no faster than air shipping from Hong Kong, believe it or not.

Hope this helps to clarify the shipping / order matter a bit.

Any questions, keep asking away
Rachel

[Ericus Rex]

From the pavanetube.com site it appears that the Premium Grade A still come from Grant/Canada and the factory testing come from HK (and are cheaper)...or something like that.  I can find no mention that the tubes from HK dealer are Amplitrex tested.