‘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 ...

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 ...

While some might see enthusiast hi-fi as pursuit for bearded white dudes that spend absurd amounts of money on huge, sometimes spurious bits of audio guff, every now and then something pops up that ...

Icon Audio has unveiled details of its Stereo 845 pure triode push-pull integrated valve amplifier. The Stereo 845 comprises four matched 845 valves, two 6SL7 first-stage valves, two 6SN7 ...

Line 6's original Spider Valve series got us very excited. Now the modelling giant has returned with the MKII series. As with before, the amp is co-designed with Bogner, so you're potentially getting ...

If you have fancied owning a retro-styled valve stereo headphone amplifier but have thought they are out of your price range, you might be in for a pleasant surprise. Richard Willmott has created a ...

What an interesting thing – a new take on thermionic valves for the audio obsessed, base on vacuum fluorescent display technology. According to RS Components, which is stocking the Korg Nutube 6P1 ...

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 ...

This solid-state push-pull single-ended Class A circuit is capable of providing a sound comparable to those valve amplifiers, delivering more output power (6.9W measured across a 8 Ohm loudspeaker ...