The Ray Tubes Philosophy: Reliable Vacuum Tubes, Without the Hassle
At Ray Tubes, we know that passion brings people together. Tube audio has brought audiophiles together for decades, but in recent years, it’s become more difficult to access than ever. The modern tube market is a mess—dodgy quality, shady sellers, limited stock. No good. We fixed it. Our tubes give you that classic sound without the hassle. Old-fashioned quality, modern reliability.
Modern Manufacturing
When it comes to making reliable tubes, there's no such thing as a silver bullet. A factory that makes the world's best 300Bs might not be best for 12AU7s. That's why we partner with manufacturers around the world to build tubes to our exact specifications. No leaks, no discolored getters, and no dodgy filaments: just good materials and quality craftsmanship.
Modern Quality Control
There's nothing worse than an almost-perfect tube. The kind that sounds incredible—except for that weird noise it makes, or the way it distorts certain notes. That's what you get when most new tubes aren't made with audio in mind. Ours are. All our tubes are put through a rigorous quality control process to minimize noise and to ensure they match the performance of the best New Old Stock, including expert listening sessions to make sure there's no "almost" about it.
Learn more about our quality control.
The Ray Tubes One Year Warranty
Tubes can fail in a million different ways. Trust us, we know. That's why we put in the work to save you the headache. All our tubes come with a 12-month warranty against manufacturing defects.
A Rising Tide
We’re not the protagonist in the story of tube audio, and we don’t want to be. Our role is in the supporting cast. Vacuum tubes are the most critical component in amps—making them more accessible helps everyone, from amp designers to repair shops to end consumers.
These tubes will kill the holy grails of NOS... All of a sudden you're not in Kansas anymore.
The Ray Tubes come with a one year warranty and that's pretty special because most tubes don't have any warranty and the ones that do usually it's 90 days. This one gives you a full year.
They are fantastic. They're like, "Wow!"
Once again, Ray Tubes have knocked it out of the park… I love the fact that we as tube lovers now have access to some new production tubes that are just as good as the NOS tubes out there.
The Ray Tubes sound really good. They’re very resolving, very open-sounding tubes with plenty of detail retrieval and plenty of information in the mid-range and highs.
I’m rather impressed by everything that it does… this is an excellent tube.
Finding A Community
In communities driven by passion, the line between company and customer is blurred. After all, you don’t start a specialist audio retailer unless you already care deeply about hi-fi audio. We found our footing by finding our community. Time and again, the questions that opened the most doors were What do you need? and How can we help?
Explore our network of partners below.
Retailers
No one's better placed to help you with your needs than your local audio specialist. That's why we partner with retailers worldwide.
Brands
We collaborate with brands, product designers, and manufacturers to bring you new and innovative products.
Spaces
Recording studios, mastering studios, rehearsal spaces, music venues—lots of spaces choose our tubes. They haven’t switched back.
