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 ...

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 ...

Are you serious about your stereo hi-fi system? Are you, though? Then strap in: this is where you need to be for the next few minutes. Audio Research’s self-declared "finest-ever power amplifier" is ...

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 ...

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 ...

WEBER-HYDRAULIK EASYPROP Unlike analogue valve amplifiers, the EasyProp simply requires a laptop or smartphone and has a proportional-integral-derivative controller that allows for control loops to be ...

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.

A developer based in Auckland New Zealand has created a new desktop hybrid valve amplifier which is capable of providing up to 100 watts and more. Watch the promotional video below to learn more about ...

Welcome to a guitar-focused space by Leigh Fuge — guitarist, educator, and content creator from Swansea, UK — featuring lessons, gear demos, amp and pedal reviews, collaborations with top brands like ...

‘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 ...

Old-style valve amplifiers are the real ale of the technology world. Both are handcrafted lovingly in rural backwaters of Britain, and both have a long-standing tendency to attract middle-aged men ...