Ah, the turntable. The dinosaur/workhorse of audio gear. It’s probably few and far between these days for audiophiles to NOT have a turntable as a core piece of their hi-fi system. Finding a good tube amplifier for your turntable can really draw out a new layer of sound that wasn’t available before. The […]
Tube amplifiers have been a hallmark of hifi systems almost since day one. There’s nothing quite like the warm natural tones that come from passing your music through the boost of a vacuum tube. If you’ve never experienced the warmth and clarity of the best tube amp, it might be hard to understand what […]
The tube amp proudly sits as a cornerstone of many a home setup. Vacuum tubes have long been known and favored for adding a very warm, rich, and identifiable musical element to the distortion of sound they produce, in contrast to the more artificial distortion of the more common transistor. Because of this, many audiophiles […]
If you’re building out a home studio or hi-fi system, one of the best ways to add some variety and depth to your setup is add a tube amp. However, a quick search for stereo tube amps can be overwhelming – complex names and numbers, so many crazy visual images of pointy boxes with vacuum […]
It is widely known that most of today’s guitar-based music and distortion has its origin in blues. Since the early 20th century – and until today – the genre has continued to evolve. Prior to producing the emotional solos and electrified blues of today, guitar-based music, with the use of primitive tube amps, were literally […]
Vacuum tubes are one of the earliest technologies used to amplify audio, and all these decades later, they’re still one of the best. Sure, you could argue that the world has moved on to solid state and digital technologies. Slick computer interfaces or mutli-purpose devices that offer a ton of features are of course […]
