Been entertaining thoughts of starting a vacuum tube manufacturing plant like since 2019 when Shuguang factory in China was destroyed by fire and no production since.
EHX have just declared that there is no more vacuum tubes for the foreseeable futures, so JJ tubes from Slovakia is the only choice left if you want EL34, 6L6.

Now Western Electric is reissuing 300B for 1500 USD for a piece of glass that heats up and burn, I say why not start a business that have great demand from audio and guitar amplification which have very few competitors?

No China.
In Malaysia at least still have 49% left, in China you set up infrastructure they take all which is now happening in Russia

There is still Matsushita people if they don't die of old age already, investigating on that.
Fuck EHX, if we have the gold everyone is begging for it even without the name.

No more, Shuguang burned down in 2019 and they are not starting since government ordered for semiconductor shortage; I've done the check.
Fullmusic only made 12AX7, 300B and KT88 in China.
So only JJ left

Long term business then, since no one I am aware of is starting, few competitors.
Plenty of existing demand, hell Marshall, Mesa Boogie, Fender going to headache if their supplies stop now, not to mention the HIFI world.

Hifi world people is like more difficult to deal with.
I imagine by direct supply to manufacturers and slowly win them over instead of having people compare your new stuff to Western Electrics, Phillips Mullard and picking faults.

I know PSVane, but never seen their EL34 and EL84 in person, looking at their price it can still be made to work.
So only 2 companies I am aware of still exist to make these tubes.

The whole thing, but then again the glass part isn't that important, can sub to glass makers and focus on the more difficult vacuum and conducting parts.

Not made anymore, can try TR1011 replacement
https://www.radiomuseum.org/tubes/tube_tr1011.html

No need, it will fit right into the socket.
Just an FET transister replaces the tube.
Look at guitar amps, heck, look at headphone amps.
The first one you won't live long.
Second one not fixed cash flow.

Honghai go Saudi already.
Went Islam land do business already.

You just go sunat and quit eating pork

This post has been edited by Angelic Layer: Mar 15 2022, 09:53 PM