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“We have tried many germanium transistor types and found that the OC45 transistors added a supernatural feel”: Crazy Tube Circuits cooks up a tasty Dumble/Klon stew with ...

Crazy Tube Circuits has released a limited edition twist on its Unobtanium preamp/overdrive pedal, the amp-in-a-box drive twofer that has a Klon-style drive on one side, and two Dumble tube amp ...
Electronic Design

Tubes Versus Solid-State Audio Amps—The Last Word (Or “House Of Fire,” Part 2)

Fig 1. This basic source-follower circuit is the kind of amplifier you would find in an electric bass guitar amplifier. R6 provides the feedback. On the other hand, low-distortion applications require ...
Hackaday

That Elusive Valve Amp Sound, For Not A Lot! (There Has To Be A Catch)

It was with considerable interest last month that I set out to track down where in the world there are still factories making tubes. My research found them in Slovakia, Russia, and China, and it’s ...
Wall Street Journal

The Miracle of a $150 (or Less) Tube Amplifier

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 ...
CNET

Here's a tiny, super-affordable, powerful tube headphone amplifier

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 ...