The budget audiophile brand is getting more serious about traditional stereo hi-fi.

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 ...

The Headphone Zone X Muse HiFi M3 Ultra brings a taste of authentic tube sound in a sleek, portable format. Equipped with genuine military-grade JAN6418 vacuum tubes, it delivers a rich audio ...

The problem with tube based audio is that it has so often been hijacked by people for whom the bragging rights of having a tube amplifier outweigh the benefits, or the sheer fun of building the thing.

FiiO’s EA13 packs EL34 tubes, pure Class A power and custom output transformers for under $800. How did FiiO make it this affordable? FiiO has spent years convincing headphone listeners that ...

This past Wednesday I wrote about electric guitarists and their never-ending love affair with tube amplifiers. The technology dates back to the first decade of the 20th century, and tubes were ...

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 ...

Some high-end audio designers see themselves as artists. They might invest years of their life into perfecting an audio circuit or devising a turntable that’s immune to disturbance from external ...

It seems that in the guitar world, people either love or hate solid-state amps. While tube amps have earned their favorable reputation for all of the positive buzzwords guitar players and engineers ...

All electric guitar players know that the amplifier is just as important — if not more — as the guitar itself for shaping your sound. Each major amplifier model has unique dynamics and tonal ...