Zappa put two distinct setups to the test to see if listeners could truly tell the difference between tube amps and their ...

Between the effect's creation and its development as a guitar pedal, interest was kept alive by a trio of fuzz-loving ...

You might have heard a lot about the magic of NOS tubes. Here we dig into the subject, debunk some myths, and offer players something to think about when maintaining their amp ...

You may have seen me write elsewhere that the Fender Princeton is, in my opinion, the best tube amp overall. It’s just the right size, it’s got the right amount of power to get incredible tube ...

Newer artists — many of whom could never afford a rare vintage Fender amp from the 1970s — can now experience a close replica of that sound simply by plugging their guitar into a modeler.

Integrated tube amp promises a warmer, more inviting sound Hybrid ANC, LDAC and USB-C for higher-res audio $799 (about £652 / AU$1,303) We've seen small vacuum tubes in headphone amps with the ...

Battery life does seem to have taken a hit thanks to the vacuum tube, with an AirPods Max like 20 hours of staying power. You can listen wired over a USB-C cable for high-res 32bit/384kHz audio.

A modern revival Despite its fame, the original McIntosh MC3500 was produced for less than four years, from 1968 to 1971. (Though the New York hi-fi maker claims its vacuum tube design and Unity ...

Crazy Tube Circuits has unveiled the Heatseeker, an amp-in-a-box pedal that’s fit to burst with features, pairing a trio of drive circuits to a tone enhancer circuit to give lesser mortals – and grown ...

Boss has birthed a new 10-W combo amp that packs tube-like Katana tones and effects into a battery-powered compact frame. Tube amps have a special place in the hearts and minds of guitarists old ...

The FiiO’s OP amp just doesn’t have quite the same detail or clarity, and there’s no tube amp, so it doesn’t have that lively, holographic soundstage. (Of course, it’s $2,500 cheaper.

The GA-10 is an audiophile-grade headphone amplifier that features the SEPP (single-ended push-pull) circuit with eight vacuum tubes, a linear transformer, and direct tube output. The vacuum tubes ...