A portable DAC/amp is a great way to give your smartphone or laptop an audio upgrade. This one packs the power of an analog ...

If you ever wanted to build your own tube amplifier but you were intimidated by working with high voltages, [Marcel]’s low-voltage tube amp design might spark your interest. The design operates ...

The idea of putting a tube in a pair of headphones does tend to bring mental images of massive lightbulb-sized tubes to mind, ...

Fender attempts the incredible feat of replicating the historic Bassman with a digital heart in its latest addition to the ...

There are a couple of reasons I suspect it's taken this long to see a vacuum tube in a pair of headphones. Tubes are hungry ...

NAMM 2025: Orange Amps has unveiled the Baby series, a trio of 100-watt solid-state “micro-amp” heads for electric guitar that each weigh just 3kg and offer players two channels and a host of ...

Pedal amps aim to deliver the sound, feel and response of (usually) a tube amp, all in something that fits on your pedalboard. Some of the best pedal amps might only give you one style of amp - so ...

Here comes a new compact power amplifier that isn’t made in China: Pro-Ject Audio Systems’ Amp Box RS2 is made in Europe; it ...

An audio amplifier that uses both tubes and transistors. The tube circuits drive the MOSFET transistors at the output stage because transistors can generate more power with less heat and ...