About us

Driven by a passion for electronics from a very young age, and a life principle of never junking anything unless it is hopelessly and irrecoverably useless, we began dealing in vacuum tubes in 1998. A first primitive web-site followed in 2001, with a more elaborate site online with tube lists in 2005. Small acquisitions of vacuum tubes from businesses closing down locally, and from personal collections and enthusiasts, were balanced by direct sales locally, and online sales over an increasing large geographic area.

Today, thanks to several large inventory acquisitions from manufacturers, businesses and recyclers, both in North America and Europe, and sales to every continent on the planet, including universities, colleges, museums, repair shops, businesses, audio, ham radio, and electronic enthusiasts; we are able to offer a new fully searchable web-site, one of the most diverse and complete offerings of vacuum tubes on the market today, with tubes ranging from the dawn of radio to current production tubes.

David Boardman
Team dBtubes