If you play in a band or just love music in general, getting a tube amp is a good way to improve your sound. This is thanks to the fact that tube amps can make the sound of your instrument warmer and fuller. However, the problem is that there are a lot of tube amps … Read more
When you hear a product rated as an “A,” you often think that it is the best there is. Class A tube amplifiers can qualify for that. A lot of modern tube amps have a class A mark as part of their marketing. There are also a lot of tube amps on the market that … Read more
Tube amplifiers are a popular throwback to the past. Most of the time people buy them as amplifiers for guitar playing. This is what a lot of tube amplifier brands are well-known for. However, tube amps don’t just work for guitars. They help improve sound in general. This is why a lot of audiophiles have … Read more
Five hundred dollars can go so far, these days. That is why you want to hold unto it as much as possible. But as musicians, we need some of the best tools to help us get better and perfect our craft. As such, won’t you be glad if you can have the best amps under 500 … Read more
The big question that plagues many new musicians is this: are tube amps better than solid-state amps? The answer to this question often determines what sort of amp they buy. We’ve covered this topic in the past (here and here, for example) and there’s never really one clear answer. The trouble is the answer to … Read more
When people think of tube amps, they mainly think about amps for guitar players. Admittedly, this is their most visible position. You will find it hard to find a guitar player who does not swear that a tube amp makes his guitar sound better in the long run. However, tube amps make all sound better. … Read more
Without power, the world would be plunged into darkness. But power can’t always be used effectively in its pure and original form. More often than not, it needs to be amplified for its effective utilization. It’s actually just an electronic device capable of augmenting the power signal. It functions by drawing power from a power … Read more
What Are Tube Amps? Amplifiers are electronic devices that are designed to increase the power or voltage of a signal. Amplifiers were first developed with tubes, then soon with transistors. Tubes, also known as valves, use vacuum tubes to increase or amplify the power or voltage of a signal. Tubes are used in several technologies … Read more
Tube amplifiers have long been a staple of creating and enjoying audio, but the more modern solid state amps have unseathed tubes as the more common amp of choice. Why do people still enjoy tube amps? What is it that makes them perenially appealing? In this infographic we take a look at tube amps vs … Read more
Tube amplifiers, or tube amps as they’re commonly called, are tiny electronic or electromagnetic components that are used to boost electric current in devices to improve their performance. It’s what makes your hearing aid pick up sounds through a microphone from all around you. What you get then is a signal with enhanced strength that … Read more
