Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

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.

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

There’s a mystique in audiophile circles about tube amplifiers. They can have a very nice sound which is attributed to their even-harmonic distortion, but they are often portrayed as requiring rare ...

As for those digital-to-analog conversions, the A8 Apex and A10 Apex use the same “high-quality” DAC (ESS9018). While the flagship A12 Apex has been given a top-tier ESS9039 DAC for “ultimate audio ...

Having built a number of vacuum tube output transformer-less (OTL) amplifiers in recent years, it seemed as though it might be a good idea to try combining older with newer technology and using both ...

IN THE AGE OFwireless speakers and Bluetooth streaming, vacuum-tube amplifiers may seem antiquated, but you don’t have to be an audio nerd to appreciate their appeal. Designed to power traditional ...

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 sound better (because your computer’s ...

High-end audio brand, McIntosh, has announced the launch of its new MC1502 Vacuum Tube Amplifier. The new stereo amplifier is designed for home audio systems and can pump out a very healthy 150 Watts ...