There’s a mystique among both audiophiles and musicians about vacuum technology, thus having a tube amp still carries a bit of a cachet. New ones can be bought for eye-watering prices and old ones can ...

There’s a mystique in audiophile circles about tube amplifiers. They can have a very nice sound which is attributed to their even-harmonic distortion, but they are often portrayed as requiring rare ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

What Is a Tube Amplifier? Tube amps are made using vacuum tubes, which were invented in 1925. Using a glass bulb akin to a light bulb, tube amps take a weak signal and amplify it several times through ...

JoyVirtue (JV) has created a vacuum tube amplifier and speaker set for iPods, complete with a dock, for the audiophile who finds the common iPod/iPhone dock and speaker systems a little, well… common.

High-end audio brand, McIntosh, has announced the launch of its new MC1502 Vacuum Tube Amplifier. The new stereo amplifier is designed for home audio systems and can pump out a very healthy 150 Watts ...

Following the success of his first Kickstarter campaign, New Zealand's Martin Young of IMS Electronics has returned to the crowdfunding platform with an updated hybrid valve/tube amp he's calling the ...

Hand-crafted in New Jersey, the all-tube stereo VPI 299D integrated amp looks, feels and sounds like a winner to the Audiophiliac! Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a ...

Drop unveiled a new innovation in the form of the xDuoo TA-84 OTL Tube Amp/DAC, the first all-tube Output Transformerless (OTL) amplifier introduced by Drop. A company known for its high-quality audio ...

Schiit Audio — yes, it’s pronounced “shit” — is an American hi-fi company known for making high-end desktop audio components that are significantly more affordable than they probably should be. (It’s ...

If you’re looking for something a little more original to replace your black box PC speakers, then this retro-styled USB Vacuum Tube Amp Speaker will definitely turn a few heads and look very ...

The Schiit Audio Folkvangr Headphone Amplifier is $1,800 and uses 10 tubes. The limited run of 250 won’t last long. The $1,800 Folkvangr is the most expensive Schiit headphone amplifier so far and an ...