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Watford Valves have been using valve equipment since 1976 and has been selecting and supplying valve to the professional market for over 20 years. The term 'new old stock' refers to tubes or valves which are new but are from factories which have long closed down. These factories such as Mullard, G.E.C, Telefunken, Siemens, Philips, General Electric and R.C.A produced some of the best valves ever made which is why these items have become very sought after in the music industry. Watford Valves keeps a huge inventory of new old stock tubes valves as well as current production items. Therefore Watford Valves can offer one stop shopping to satisfy the most demanding of needs of the professional market, the collector or the enthusiast. All output tubes valves are priced individually. All prices contained on this web site are exclusive of VAT.
The company ATES was established in 1959 in Italy for the construction of electron tubes. The production started with the cooperation of RCA which was one of the Major shareholders of ATES. In 1963 the name “Aquila Tubi Elettronici e Semiconduttori” was changed in “Aziende Tecniche ed Elettroniche del Sud”, Hence the name ATES. The Audio valves were all made under licence and were the RCA designs. In 1972 ATES merged with SGS (Società Generale Semiconduttori) and the company name became SGS-ATES. ATES disappeared completely from the company denomination in 1985. The Ates valves were all made to very high standards and normally to very high standard. They offer RCA sound quality and construction.
All prices contained on this page are exclusive of VAT. This is currently charged at 20% and is payable by all EU countries.
