Suggestions for reliable component vendors

[fragletrollet]

Kits, pcbs and specific parts (pardon the obvious mentions)

JLM Audio - neat projects, power supplies and other very useful utility kits/boards and parts

Aml - neve kits, trafos & inductors, special potmeters

Capi - api kits, trafos and some specific useful parts like switches

Ka electronics - mastering PCB's and rare opamps, great prices on THAT IC's

Frontpanels.de - frontpanel service and enclosure hardware, parts etc - great source for switches

Tubesandmore - tubes and parts

UTM transformers

Tiny Sine - tools, parts, labgear/meters, projects

 

[soapfoot]

Blore-Edwards in the UK has helped me out of more than one jam when I needed a custom part for a hard-to-find application (especially Neve parts)

www.blore-ed.com

 

[fragletrollet]

Eleshop.eu - really nice, not too large vendor for all your soldering and test-equipment needs for the lab. Nice videos comparing models, and recommendations.

 

[ruffrecords]

Thonk great for pots, knobs and synth stuff

Rapid is another good UK based distributor.

Cheers

ian

 

[TimG]

Creative Clowns
https://www.creative-clowns.com/

 

[OneRoomStudio]

It’s also worth mentioning that there are a number of good eBay sellers out there. I’ve bought a lot of styroflex and other caps from this one.

 

[scott2000]

It’s also worth mentioning that there are a number of good eBay sellers out there.

https://www.ebay.com/str/juriedengineering

prices are a bit high but his stuff is legit. Always wondered if it's Chris Juried who was associated with Larry Janus....same area iirc...

 

[OneRoomStudio]

https://www.ebay.com/str/juriedengineering

prices are a bit high but his stuff is legit. Always wondered if it's Chris Juried who was associated with Larry Janus....same area iirc...

No kidding about the high prices! Over $20 for an OPA2134?!

Mouser has almost 10,000 of them for less than $6.50 a pop. Very weird.

 

[slipperyflax]

I like UralTone, a Finnish company. Fun shop and nice owner. https://en.uraltone.com/

 

[k brown]

I wonder if body builders from Finland are referred to as 'fit and finnish'.

 

[Whoops]

I use these ones and I'm very happy with all of them:

Mouser
https://eu.mouser.com/

Farnell
https://pt.farnell.com/en-PT?pf_custSiteRedirect=true

Banzai music
https://www.banzaimusic.com/

Musikding
https://www.musikding.de/

Tube-town
https://www.tubetown.net/ttstore/en/

 

[thelivingroom]

HiFi Collective and Sonic Craft have been great sources for caps and resistors for the tube projects I’ve built lately. Both also offer matching.

I recently ordered NOS Mills non-inductive wirewound resistors from Handmade Electronics, at a considerably lower price compared to others. They have a lot of other parts, as well.

 

[JohnX]

In California, US
This is an actual brick and mortar location that I go to on a regular basis:

TAW Electronics
https://www.tawelectronics.com/

they ship anywhere.

 

[CJ]

Best Price for Hammond Transformers

https://www.hawkusa.com/manufacturers/hamnd

 

[CJ]

https://www.partsisparts.net/

OT:

https://www.rockauto.com/

 

[Flatpicker]

https://www.pedalpcb.com/

https://shop.amppartsdirect.com/

https://partsconnexion.com/

 

[gyraf]

+1 for reichelt in Europe

 

[chrispbass]

Here’s a a small independent supplier I can highly recommend in the UK.

Obviously not the inventory of the usual suspects, but very handy at times, and excellent service.

https://www.bitsboxuk.com/

 

[13engrsapper]

We stock many common parts/components as well as obscure stuff. Everything from resistors, transistors (germanium too yes, all vintage), LED's, diodes and caps, to knobs, connectors, enclosures, power supplies, wire (miles of wire here), shop supplies etc. HOPEFULLY I can get a site for it together yet this year... Best way now is just to message here or call me. I gotta start a white pages ad as soon as the dust settles here. Most of what we have is NOS surplus form local aviation or military contractors. We work out of the Charleston, SC area and ship everywhere. We also have machining capabilities and more.

Sorry for the shameless self promo. We are amp-haus (amp-haus.com) we are also on Facebook occasionally - ok we are NOT good self promoters but we do manage to stay busy in spite of our shortcomings; hoping to get the new site up again this year. It has been a couple since it ran... long story short there. Don't prepay anyone for your site build!

 

[mihi_fuchs]

Just by scrolling I could not see Tube Amp Doctor (https://www.tubeampdoctor.com/). Just ordered several tube and also Tube Sets or Amps there. Never got disappointed ... Worked fine with me.