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…
Jared James Nichols owns a few vintage amp gems – but here’s why he still prefers Blackstars
Aside from owning an authentic Klon Centaur, Jared James Nichols has a few other vintage gear picks up his sleeve. However, despite having access to an impressive array…
Saros Audio Europa at CAF 2025: A No-Compromise Fully Differential Headphone & Preamp for the High-End Crowd
As of November 13th, 2025, the Saros Audio Systems Europa is officially available for $8,495, sold exclusively through Moon Audio. Making its debut at Capital Audiofest 2025, the…
FIRST REVIEW: JoyVirtue TM-6 Tube-Amp AV Center
JoyVirtue (JV) has created a vacuum tube amplifier and speaker set for iPods, complete with a dock, for the audiophile who finds the common iPod/iPhone dock and speaker…
Universal Audio gives its UAFX amp modelling and effects pedals an almighty power up, adding MIDI connectivity, improving presets and app integration
The update is free, available now, and it includes all of the UAFX dual-footswitch effects and amp emulator pedals …
Canor Audio Virtus A3 review
Say hello to a modern interpretation of P.J. Walker’s patented current-dumping amplifier design for Quad from the last century.
When Eddie Van Halen crash-tested one of EVH’s most iconic guitar amps – and risked 5150 Studios in the process
Before Eddie Van Halen could sign off on the EVH 5150 III, he had to make sure it was borderline indestructible …
Linear Tube Audio Launches Century Monoblock ZOTL Power Amplifiers – A Decade in the Making
Linear Tube Audio’s Century Monoblocks: hand-built ZOTL amps with Screen-Drive tubes, 110 W/8 Ω, low output impedance, and full balanced inputs.