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….
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…
Best Headphone Amplifiers: Editors’ Choice 2025
Our picks for the best dedicated headphone amplifiers for audiophiles includes Apos, Feliks Audio and STAX.
Modelers out-sold traditional amps and combos in 2025 – but the war between the two might not be over just yet
In keeping with tradition, Reverb has published its best-selling gear lists for 2025 – and the roundup of the most popular guitar amps and amp modelers makes for…
Guitar amp sims have gotten astonishingly good
Universal Audio—henceforth “UA”—has been developing top-tier emulation of classic studio gear for many years. More recently, they have also released a set of modelled amps in both plugin…
Apos x Community Gremlin Tube Headphone Amplifier Review: The Little Monster That Crawled Out of the Upside Down
The Apos x Community Gremlin is a compact fully balanced Class A hybrid amp that delivers impressive warmth, tube rolling flexibility, and big performance for the price.
Cayin RU9 Review: The Flagship “Dongle” DAC/Amp That Doesn’t Act Like One
From the DAC stage onward, everything inside the RU9 is fully duplicated—true dual-mono, with the left and right channels completely isolated. That cuts noise and crosstalk to impressively…