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My amp's 6922 dual-triode vacuum tube was broken. what Should I do?

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I have a MASSDROP X ALEX CAVALLI TUBE HYBRID AMP (CTH) and the amplifier tube fell and broke. What can I do or what should I do? I would like to get a new tube but I'm not sure where exactly/ how much should it cost and etc.
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slinn9999
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Dec 25, 2022
Looks like ~$30 to $180 on https://tubedepot.com/
Did you ever find your replacement tube? Prices went up during the Russian invasion and for awhile the American owned Electro Harmonics factories (which makes most of the brands in production today) was not able to export to the rest of the world, but they should be available now. You can also buy new old stock (NOS, unused tubes that are in new, unused condition, but they have been sitting on shelves in a warehouse for decades) or used tubes on eBay (sometimes tubes are pulled from church organs in good condition). I bought four tubes when I found a good one I liked (Voskhod 6N1P-EV from the late 1970’s, it’s a military grade 6922/6DJ8 equivalent), and they are less microphonic than my amperex and so far the first one has still lasted a few years with light use. But I have a different Single-ended-triode tube amp, like others said Alex Cavalli designed the CTH around the most easily accessible at the time quality tube, Electro Harmonix (which bought up all or most of the equipment used to make tubes in Holland and Russia, probably the machines used to make my Voskhods).
August_West
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Oct 23, 2022
Per Alex cavalli himself in one of the Steve Hoffman forums, use a "regular" Electro-Harmonix 6922. He designed the whole circiut around that tube. I tried several, including Quite expensive amperex, mullard, both 6922 and 7308, etc. Also the "gold pin" Electro Harmonix 6922 (allegedly a "better" tube). And the "regular", less expensive new issue E;ectro Harmonix (I got mine from Upscale Audio when I dropped and broke my first one) sounded best.
inmytaxi
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Aug 29, 2022
Do? There is nothing to do. You have broken the triode code.
MrScaryZ
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Aug 15, 2022
you can get replacements either NOS right on Ebay I have rolled alot of tubes in this amp
danny87
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Aug 4, 2022
For the stock tube: Electro-Harmonix 6922 EH Preamp Vacuum Tube | TubeDepot.com If you're on a budget, im sure plenty of Schiit Vali owners are selling their stock tubes for cheap.
jaxtrauma
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Jul 31, 2022
Damn that sucks bro ;-(
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