who has the best parts online?

[bfglp]

where is the best place in the U.S. to get electronic parts online?

[defaced]

I use Mouser, Allied, Antique Electronics Supply, Hoffman Amps, and Eurotubes the most, but have use many of these retailers. Depending on what you're specifically looking for, any of these could be "the best".

Amp Specific:
Antique Electronic Supply: Antique Electronic Supply
Apex Jr: Apex Jr.Home Page
Hoffman Amps: Tube amp parts, Guitar Tube amplifier parts, Tube amp information
Mojo: Amp Parts, Cabinets, Guitar, Bass, Pickups, Pedals - Mojotone.com
Triode Electronics: Triode Electronics Home Page and World HQ
Watts Tube Audio: Watts Tube Audio ~ Everything Tube Amps!
Weber: Weber Speakers - Making the world a bit louder each day.

Tubes:
Eurotubes: Eurotubes - Vacuum Tubes by JJ Electronic - ECC83, 12AX7, 6L6. 6L6GC, EL84, EL34, KT77, KT66, KT88
Groove Tubes: http://www.groovetubes.com/main.html
Ruby Tubes: Ruby Tubes
Tube Depot: Welcome to TubeDepot.com!
The Tube Store: www.thetubestore.com - Your online source for audio vacuum tubes.

Not amp specific:
Mouser: Mouser Electronics - Electronic Components Distributor
Digikey: Invalid Request
Allied: Allied Electronics ? Electronic Parts and Components Distributor
Newark: Newark | US - Electronic Components Distributor | Electronic Parts Distributor
Jameco: http://www.jameco.com
Online Components: Onlinecomponents.com | Authorized Distributor of Electronic Components

Surplus:
Marlin P. Jones and Associates: Electronic Components and Accessories | MPJA.COM
Gold Mine Electronics: Electronic Goldmine

[trevorus]

Glad for this thread. I was just looking at Small Bear, and they have gotten very pricey!

[52 Bill]

Glad for this thread. I was just looking at Small Bear, and they have gotten very pricey!

Small Bear has some items that you can't get anywhere else, so he can set his price as he needs to. And if you are building a single pedal it sometimes doesn't make sense to order from multiple places if you can get it all from one source.

But for generic items like resistors and capacitors you will probably get much better pricing from the larger parts houses like Mouser, DigiKey or Allied.

[trevorus]

Yeah, particularly germanium stuff is hard to get anywhere else.

[olddawg]

MCM can have many parts at reasonable prices as well.

[philbo]

Digikey.com is good.
I recently found out partsexpress.com has a lot of stuff I never realized they had, too. (They sent me a big catalog with an order. I never realized they sold pro audio gear; I got the impression they were mostly for home speaker builders)
For connectors, samtec.com is great!

[Jazz P Bass]

MCM can have many parts at reasonable prices as well.

Be very careful when ordering non current transistors.
They have been known to pass remakes. (out of ignorance not malice)

[jbltwin1]

Common stuff that is readiliy available, I use Tayda a LOT.

[Joe L]

Check out ApexJR for cheap teflon insulated silver coated crossconnect wire. Soldano and the SLOclone guys get a lot of stuff from them.

[km6xz]

For germanium transistors, try the Eastern European sellers on eBay or direct because some of those transistors are still being made. I have a whole draw full of them I bought new at various times. Beta varies a lot with any germanium transistors so get a few and test them for Beta that is best for your design. I pay about 4-6 rubles for new stock which is $0.12-0.18 each.