@orpheus10
No, i live in Russia and i don't need Chinese tubes, we still have Soviet Military tubes from the 70's available, some people love them, some Japanese manufacturers (like Luxman) use new Russian tubes in their new made in japan amps. My ex Luxman amp was full of Russian tubes branded Luxman (i'm proud that Japanese manufacturer prefer Russian tubes over Chinese :).
However, NOS vintage Telefunken, Sylvania Gold Brand, Matsushita are on another level compared to all new tubes i have tried, not even close, absolutely different experience, really. However, the Soviet military tubes are cheap as chips and amazing for its price.
No, i live in Russia and i don't need Chinese tubes, we still have Soviet Military tubes from the 70's available, some people love them, some Japanese manufacturers (like Luxman) use new Russian tubes in their new made in japan amps. My ex Luxman amp was full of Russian tubes branded Luxman (i'm proud that Japanese manufacturer prefer Russian tubes over Chinese :).
However, NOS vintage Telefunken, Sylvania Gold Brand, Matsushita are on another level compared to all new tubes i have tried, not even close, absolutely different experience, really. However, the Soviet military tubes are cheap as chips and amazing for its price.