Synergy teams up with Wampler and Friedman to launch its machine-learning power amp

Synergy Amps, which has long looked at the amplifier world in alternative ways, has debuted its new machine-learning power amp technology for “a no-compromise amplifier solution.” The tech…

Yamaha YAS-209 soundbar review

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Vox marries old-school amps and modelers by introducing its most advanced iterations of the Valvetronix series yet

NAMM 2026: Vox is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Valvetronix series of hybrid amp modelers by releasing its most advanced iterations yet: the VT20X and VT40X.

“Simple design is its key: just the straight-up, high-voltage voice of a masterfully designed single-channel amp”: Orange Amps rolls out the OR60, a single-channel 60-watt …

“It bounces, chugs great and cuts really well. Love the Presence/Resonance knobs. Sorcery,” he says. “There’s a lot of intel in here. I can go in any direction….

Yamaha Puts Three New Series Of Music Production Products On Show At This Year’s NAMM

Yamaha is showing its new MGX Series of digital mixing consoles, URX Series audio interfaces and CC1 USB controller at NAMM 2026 taking place in Annaheim, CA, next…

Yamaha Launches MGX Digital Mixer Series, URX Series Audio Interface, and CC1 USB Controller to Empower Musicians, Performers, Streamers, and Content Creators Worldwide

Takatsuna Maeda, senior general manager, creator & consumer audio division for Yamaha, added: “These solutions build upon the long-standing legacy of the MG Series and Steinberg’s trusted hardware…

Blind guitarist brought to tears by specially made Braille amp by Victory Amplification

Braille, a tactile writing system of raised dots, was invented by French educator Louis Braille in the 1820s. Here, it’s used to signpost the amp’s various dials, from…

The Miracle of a $150 (or Less) Tube Amplifier

IN THE AGE OFwireless speakers and Bluetooth streaming, vacuum-tube amplifiers may seem antiquated, but you don’t have to be an audio nerd to appreciate their appeal. Designed to…

“You’ll notice when you play it. You hit this pedal on and your amp just becomes huge… It’s just this big, big sound”: EarthQuaker Devices and Dr Z team up for a tube …

The ZEQD-Pre has an EF86 pentode just like Dr Z’s sweet high-end amps, and it might just give your rig the analogue warmth, colour, and hifi sheen you’ve…

Yamaha Expands Professional Audio Lineup with Rivage PM5 and Rivage PM3 Digital Mixing Systems

The What: Yamaha Corporation has added to its pro audio lineup with the launch of the Rivage PM5 and Rivage PM3 Digital Mixing Systems, giving sound engineers choice…