When Elekit, supplier of high-end kits to audiophiles of taste and style, decided to sell a ready made valve-amp, it turned to Japanese designer Koichi Futatsumata. The result is this beautifully ...
There are few greater follies in the world of electronics than that of an electronic engineering student who has just discovered the world of hi-fi audio. I was once that electronic engineering ...
Following the success of his first Kickstarter campaign, New Zealand's Martin Young of IMS Electronics has returned to the crowdfunding platform with an updated hybrid valve/tube amp he's calling the ...
A Taiwanese company has given the iPod a retro spin with a docking station that features an elegant 1940s-style valve amplifier. It’s an unusual marriage of digital high-tech and classic analogue ...
‘Valve sound’ is not just an anachronism: there are those who remain ardent lovers of the quality of sound produced by a valve amplifier. However, not everyone is inclined to splash out on an ...
New valve amps get improved KT150 tube, also available as an upgrade on older models When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Icon Audio ...
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Despite the oldest solid state audio circuitry now qualifying for a pension and a bus pass where this is being written, the thermionic tube retains a foothold in the world of audio — cherished by ...
Two signature amps from the high-end audio brand Bonawatt are now available in the UK. Both combine valves with modern tech to deliver warmth, accuracy and good looks too. They're priced from £8,795.
US ex-pat Ken enjoys overgrown boys' toys such as valve audio equipment, LPs, cameras, mechanical watches and fountain pens. He has written four books on luxury hi-fi and collects chronographs. US ...