VIVA News & Blog

We have identified a bug that was causing either very high shipping quotes or no quotes at all for some of our international customers. This bug was primary only on large orders of 20 or more items. We have fixed the bug so that even the largest orders will be quoted at actual shipping costs based on weight. Thank you for your business! We really appreciate our customers who point out errors like this so we can fix them.

Welcome to our new website!For a long time now, there have been several issues that have plagued us and we are happy to announce that most of these issues have been resolved. Previously, the layout and design were flawed and it was hard to navigate. Most of the changes that we made improve functionality. We are still working on the design and graphics, which was also improved but the largest changes are to the back-end. We would greatly appreciate any comments or concerns with the new websi …

Terapeak Market Research has made Viva Tubes (and owner Dave Mell, especially) their latest industry spotlight. Click here to read the article.

VIVA TUBES is so excited to announce that we have moved to a new location that is double the size of our last at 7000 square feet. We are now located in the vibrant and art/music centered city of Easthampton, MA. Our new building, the Brickyard is located next to the well-known Eastworks building and houses a music studio, 70 practicing musicians and two Breweries with full bars. Currently we are operating out of the warehouse and are building out offices and a retail space. Within the next …

A big thanks to Randy Miller for submitting his 6T9 DIY audio amplifier project. Randy Miller's 6T9 Tube Amplifier you will find a complete write up and schematic to build his amplifier using the uncommon 6T9 compactron tube.