DIY Vacuum Tubes

[George Schmermund]

Is anyone here interested in or actually building DIY triodes for projects like audio preamps or simple radios? I don't mean just watching Paillard, Gasslinger or others on YouTube.

 

[kanewolf]

Other than for the experience, is there a need? There is still a lot of new-old-stock (NOS) tubes that I don't know why you would want to....

 

[George Schmermund]

Thanks for your reply. I tell my wife the same thing about her ceramics hobby; "Why bother when you can just go and buy lots of ceramic bowls at any of the Big Box stores."

Anyway, I've been looking at the WE 101D triodes on eBay and I like the looks of them. Some folks are reporting that the WE 101D is an excellent triode for small signal projects. The NOS prices for these tubes makes a compelling reason to just build a few of them and try them out in various circuits.