Luxury Tube Amp vs. Budget Rival; The Unexpected Winner! Auris HA-2SE+ review
Can a budget-friendly amplifier outperform a high-end luxury tube amp? We compare the Auris HA-2SE+ to its pricier competition to see which delivers the best sound for your…
Tone King offers up boutique tube amp tones for your pedalboard with the Imperial Preamp pedal
Tone King has unveiled the Imperial Preamp, a “high-voltage tri-tube” preamp pedal that takes the tones of the Baltimore, Maryland high-end guitar amp brand’s Imperial MKII combo and…
Roland’s JC-120 Software Effect puts the pristine tones of the legendary Jazz Chorus amplifier in your DAW
At a time when the music world was obsessed with the toasty distortion of tube amplifiers, Roland took a bold step in the opposite direction, designing an amp…
Why Charles Henry’s Silktone tube amps are rapidly gathering fans
Self-taught boutique builder Charles Henry puts musicality first with his designs, winning fans including Grace Bowers and Yvette Young – but he’s only just getting started …
John Mayer will never turn his back on tube amps, but he says this pedal is the next best thing
The guitarist’s comments come in the wake of his clever solution to the noise restrictions that affected Dead & Company’s Las Vegas residency …
Revv Amplification and Joey Landreth join forces for a signature take on the D25 tube combo
Landreth’s D25 might be a single-channel affair with old-school aesthetics but with six onboard virtual cabs, MIDI connectivity and switchable 25W/5W power it is all about modern functionality…
Why John Mayer decided against ditching his tube amps for modelers for Dead & Company’s Sphere residency
Mayer devised a workaround that would allow him to play his prized Dumble and Fender setup at the notoriously amp-unfriendly venue …
The Best Stereo Amplifiers and Receivers Under $300
We independently review everything we recommend … Also, the black box on the back, which on a real tube amp would house transformers, is almost completely empty. The…
“A truly modern take on the high-powered ‘super amp’”: Blackstar St James 100 212 review
A few years ago, though, Blackstar Amplification saw an opportunity for change, with some modern thinking. The St James range broke cover in 2022, with an eye-catching strapline…
This compact new headphone amp from a hi-fi legend will boost sound quality for wired or wireless headphones
Huge specification. Tiny footprint. That’s the pitch for the new Rotel DX-3, a compact headphone amplifier and standalone DAC that promises audiophile-grade audio for the best wired headphones…