• WARNING: Tube/Valve amplifiers use potentially LETHAL HIGH VOLTAGES.
    Building, troubleshooting and testing of these amplifiers should only be
    performed by someone who is thoroughly familiar with
    the safety precautions around high voltages.

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The 7189s are 6BQ5s "on steroids". Use them in some sort of PP amp, perhaps along the lines of the power section of the Sherwood S5000. The Russian 6Π14Π-EB (6p14p-ev), AKA EL84M, is a highly suitable replacement and your amp will function for many years.

The 12FQ7s are desirable and can be sold. The 0A2 is a 150 V. 7 pin mini gas discharge regulator and works very well in the B+ supply of full pentode mode Russian 6Π15Π (6p15p) setups. The 12X4 goes into a Dyna PAS preamp.
 
A lot of those tubes are radio types I recognize although nowadays that hasn't stopped people using them in audio .


Craigslist is full of sellers selling radio tubes .


Tungsol along with sovtek /Svetlana is now run by --New Sensor Corp. (NY) .


an import company which imports tubes as well as other electronic equipment . They had a legal battle in 2004 with CE Distribution ( Jensen speakers ) in the US Appeal Court ( Arizona ) ---and won ( partially - but not in Arizona ) -Case No.02-16305 .
 
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