Best place to buy valves and components?

matthew2456 · 31st July 2006, 10:11 AM

Anybody got any recommendations on a cheap / reliable supplier of components either in the UK or who will deliever to the UK?

Also somewhere who supplys transformers.

Thanks very much

Matthew

sreten · 31st July 2006, 11:57 AM

http://www.maplin.co.uk/

has some valve stuff,

/sreten.

matthew2456 · 31st July 2006, 12:03 PM

they have 3 transformers and a £700 kit! Im after some tubes and different transforemrs

sorenj07 · 31st July 2006, 12:07 PM

for tubes, www.tubedepot.com can't be beat (no affiliation)

rfbrw · 31st July 2006, 12:11 PM

For valves try,

http://www.pmcomponents.co.uk/
http://www.websamba.com/colomor also present on eBay.co.uk
http://www.watfordvalves.com/home.asp
http://www.chelmervalve.com/

There is also a place near Crystal Palace Football ground, Langrex Supplies but I haven't been there in a while and their eBay store has disappeared so I can't say if they are still around.

Transformers
http://www.sowter.co.uk/

colinB · 31st July 2006, 02:14 PM

Another possibility is Bluebell Audio in Dundee, Scotland.

http://www.bluebellaudio.com

Regards
Colin.

powertriode · 31st July 2006, 03:57 PM

http://www.die-wuestens.de/

This is 'Ask Jan First'
They're very good, they take PayPal and deliver to the UK.

i_should_coco · 31st July 2006, 04:02 PM

Couple more:

Crowthorne Tubes Gerry's great for tubes and vintage stuff.
Farnell All the components.

Cheers,
Pete

knubie · 1st August 2006, 10:03 PM

There's a guy in Norway that has a lot of tubes....
www.demostenes.no
Lot's of stuff here you wouldn't find many other places....

Dik Dolan · 2nd August 2006, 09:51 AM

http://www.hificollective.co.uk/

Not the cheapest around but lots of nice stuff, and good service. I bought the glasshouse 300b kit, and love it=)

31st July 2006, 10:11 AM	#1
matthew2456 diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: SW - UK	Best place to buy valves and components? Anybody got any recommendations on a cheap / reliable supplier of components either in the UK or who will deliever to the UK? Also somewhere who supplys transformers. Thanks very much Matthew

1st August 2006, 10:03 PM	#9
knubie diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bergen	There's a guy in Norway that has a lot of tubes.... www.demostenes.no Lot's of stuff here you wouldn't find many other places.... __________________ If it's stuck, force it... If it breaks, what the hell, it needed replacement anyways.... Amateurs fixing a fault: they succeed but then discover another fault in addition to the part they just broke....

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31st July 2006, 11:57 AM	#2
sreten diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brighton UK	http://www.maplin.co.uk/ has some valve stuff, /sreten.

31st July 2006, 12:03 PM	#3
matthew2456 diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: SW - UK	they have 3 transformers and a £700 kit! Im after some tubes and different transforemrs

31st July 2006, 12:07 PM	#4
sorenj07 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2006	for tubes, www.tubedepot.com can't be beat (no affiliation)

31st July 2006, 12:11 PM	#5
rfbrw diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: .	For valves try, http://www.pmcomponents.co.uk/ http://www.websamba.com/colomor also present on eBay.co.uk http://www.watfordvalves.com/home.asp http://www.chelmervalve.com/ There is also a place near Crystal Palace Football ground, Langrex Supplies but I haven't been there in a while and their eBay store has disappeared so I can't say if they are still around. Transformers http://www.sowter.co.uk/

31st July 2006, 02:14 PM	#6
colinB diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2006	Another possibility is Bluebell Audio in Dundee, Scotland. http://www.bluebellaudio.com Regards Colin.

31st July 2006, 03:57 PM	#7
powertriode diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: South East	http://www.die-wuestens.de/ This is 'Ask Jan First' They're very good, they take PayPal and deliver to the UK.

31st July 2006, 04:02 PM	#8
i_should_coco diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Surrey, UK	Couple more: Crowthorne Tubes Gerry's great for tubes and vintage stuff. Farnell All the components. Cheers, Pete

2nd August 2006, 09:51 AM	#10
Dik Dolan diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: England	http://www.hificollective.co.uk/ Not the cheapest around but lots of nice stuff, and good service. I bought the glasshouse 300b kit, and love it=)

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