Did a Heritage Japanese Hi-Fi Brand Make the Perfect Entry-Level Amp?
Revered Japanese audio manufacturer Rotel’s affordable, all-analog A8 feels like a throwback to traditional hi-fi systems of the past.
Yamaha R-N2000A Stereo Network Receiver Review
and digital audio format, and can also be set to remain off. There are also piano-black wood side panels that add an elegant touch. Yamaha’s Mechanical Ground Concept…
These luxury headphones come with their own vacuum tube and dual-mono amp
Headphone brand Écoute has launched a pair of headphones with a vacuum tube and amplification built-in. The headphones are £652 / $799 / AU$1,303.
Yamaha Is Transforming Audio System Planning and Design for AV/IT Pros
ProVisionaire Plan automates the step-by-step design, on-site acoustic phases, management, and operation for any Yamaha ADECIA projects, from system configuration to calibration,” commented Sotaro …
These luxe wireless headphones stick a tube-amp hi-fi on your head, and offer really hardcore Hi-Res Audio support
The idea of putting a tube in a pair of headphones does tend to bring mental images of massive lightbulb-sized tubes to mind, but Kor …
Musical Fidelity’s integrated amp strives for a sweet, powerful sound thanks to its “reference-level” tech
The Nu-Vista 600.2 is an analogue integrated amplifier that packs in updated tech for “huge power and sonic transparency”.
Headphones with a built-in vacuum tube amp for vinyl-like sound!? They’re real, and they look super cool
There are a couple of reasons I suspect it’s taken this long to see a vacuum tube in a pair of headphones. Tubes are hungry beasts, with higher…
Best Yamaha Speakers 2025: Experience Dynamic Audio Quality
The name of Yamaha has long been associated with providing quality audio equipment that can cater to the need of professional studio set ups as well as the…
“While sound quality was once something that held modelers back, it is now a big reason to buy”: Five reasons you’re better off with an amp modeler than a tube amp
An amp modeler is a digital device that replicates the tones of an amplifier through a process called modeling. Modeling involves designing a sound digitally from scratch to…
Amp guru Dave Friedman on why he’s not ready to hop off the tube train
The amp guru looks back on a career of modding Marshalls, building rigs for Eddie Van Halen, and developing his most simple product ever – and looks forward…