Western Electric Revives U.S. Vacuum Tube Manufacturing, Unveils New Amplifier Designs at AXPONA 2026
Western Electric revives U.S. vacuum tube manufacturing at AXPONA 2026, showcasing 300B and 308B amps and plans for new 12AX7 production.
La Dolce Audio Current Drive Tube Amplifiers Have a Different Take on Valve Amplification: AXPONA 2026
La Dolce Audio current drive tube amplifiers challenge traditional designs with user tunable harmonic control and modular flexibility.
This tube headphone amp sounds like a warm hug
The Apos Gremlin & Merlin stack is now the star of my desktop.
Schiit LYR 5 Lands with Forkbeard and Fusion: Serious Headphone Amp or More Schiit for Your Rack?
Schiit’s Lyr 5 Headphone Amplifier at $799 combines tube and MOSFET gain with up to 6W output and Forkbeard control but skips balanced inputs and a DAC.
Audio Note Oto SE 35 Integrated Amplifier Debuts: 35th Anniversary Edition of the UK Tube Classic
Audio Note ignores trends again. The Oto SE 35 brings new transformers and PSU to the cult EL84 amp. Low power, big attitude. Hear it at AXPONA 2026.
Should You Get a Tube Amp For Your Headphones?
So you’ve made the decision to buy an external headphone amplifier for your desktop setup. Awesome. It’s an easy way to make your nice pair of wired headphones…
Marantz AV 30 and AMP 30 review
Marantz has been on a strong run lately. It’s been a little over a year and a half since the company introduced its flagship AV 10, a 15.4-channel…
Tubes And Bluetooth Make Beautiful Music In Neuhaus Labs T-1 Tube Amp [Review]
Neuhaus Laboratories recognizes that many people’s music collections are on their computers, not racks of CDs. And so unlike other amplifier manufacturers, Neuhaus’ tube amps are designed first…
Eric Gales says he doesn’t understand all the fuss about Dumble amps
Gales likened the Dumble to his Two-Rock. It had “great sustain and delivered every nuance” of his playing. But that’s just what Gales looks for in a guitar…
“Our amplifier learns your cabinet’s impedance through controlled sweeps and continues to monitor it in real-time”: Synergy’s Power Amp Machine-Learning tech could be …
Rise of the robots! Synergy’s latest amplifier uses cutting-edge Machine-Learning tech to fuse punchy tube tones with solid state conveniences …