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Originally Posted by gadawg
Thanks! I try not to take any of this or myself too seriously! Now that I'm settling in with the Rex II I'm going to have to pick out a phono preamp ... the fun never ends! 
George |
Hi George
I just bought a used (5-6 yr old) Rex 2 partly based on great reviews, including yours. It is being shipped tomorrow, but my concerns are the tubes. The seller (dealer) tells me all their tubes have >80% of life left in them according to the tube tester, if you can trust it. But given how difficult it is to find the REAL 6H30 DR NOS tubes and their cost ($200 each), I am now worried that the tube cost may be quite costly over time. Have you replaced the tubes yet? Also, other than going to BAT directly, are there trustable sources for the 18 tubes in this preamp? I don't have much experience in the tube world and I wonder what I got myself into. Any insight will be helpful.