Best vendor to buy Mesa tubes from ?

[Jamme1961]

Also if I need a quad - ? Only see duets listed - silly but if I order two duets how do I know all four tubes are matched-

 

[Fiveband]

Buy a MaxiMatcher and match them yourself.

 

[Jamme1961]

Buy a MaxiMatcher and match them yourself.

It’s to late to match them once I buy them

 

[Fiveband]

It’s to late to match them once I buy them

The reality that I have faced is that to get good sets of tubes, I just have to buy large numbers of tubes and do my own matching. When I'm done, I can pair up the extras and sell them off.

Likewise, when I get some spare time, based on MaxiMatcher readings, I can test tubes with certain specs in amps to see where the sweet spot is.