Receiver vs. Amplifier: What’s the Difference?
Modern audio setups can be highly sophisticated, depending on the devices chosen. For any setup, though, the most important decision you have to make before doing anything else…
Every Major Guitar Amplifier Brand, Ranked
The most well-known amplifiers have helped shape the sound of modern music. Let’s rank 11 of the major guitar amp brands available today.
Yngwie Malmsteen on how much gain he plays with: “It’s nuclear plant – it is ridiculous, it’s plutonium”
“It’s nuclear plant, it is ridiculous – it’s plutonium, it’s insane how much gain it is,” confirmed Yngwie in typically understated style. “But you just have to be…
Tube driver suspended over pro-Palestinian chant
A Tube driver who appeared to lead a pro-Palestinian chant on a London Underground train has been suspended, Transport for London (TfL) said. It happened on Saturday as…
J. Rockett HRM V2 review: a beautifully voiced Dumble-style drive pedal of the sort that encourages you to keep playing
In its lineup, J. Rockett has a pedal called The Dude, which was based on a Dumble Overdrive Special amp owned by Keith Urban. It also had another…
Audeze MM-500 Open-Back Studio Headphones: Review
This was also the region where each amplifier either worked extremely well or fell rather short — using tube amplifiers took away some top end clarity and detail…
The best guitar pedals of 2023
An incredibly faithful modeling of a vintage Fender ’65 Deluxe Reverb w/ tube-style effects, emulations of modified units, and even different configurations of speaker and microphone. A compact,…
Police investigate London Tube driver’s pro-Palestinian chant
Police and Transport for London (TfL) are investigating after a London Tube driver appeared to chant pro-Palestinian slogans on a train. An unverified video circulating online appears to…
What does a Dumble ODS-100 Overdrive Special built to Alexander “Howard” Dumble’s personal specs sound like? Pretty, pretty good…
Watch Vertex Effects demo another Holy Grail Dumble rig – complete with a Dumbleator effects loop and custom 2×12 – and showcase its super-premium guitar tones …
These are my favorite spatial audio headphones — and they’re not from Apple or Sony
If you want high-end headphones with good sound, strong noise cancellation and the best spatial audio for music and movies, the Yamaha YH-L700A are for you.