by Steve Graham Of course you know I’m not going to answer the title question until the very end. So, you instant gratification types – […]
DIY Powerhouse: Elekit’s TU-8340VK Amplifier Is Not Your Grandfather’s Dynaco
Elekit TU-8340VK Amplifier, Part 1 of 2 by Steve Graham In fact, this new amplifier isn’t even your father’s Elekit. Up to now, Elekit power […]
Battle of the Cheap Line Stages, Part 4
Part 4 of a DIY Showdown, by Steve Graham Board Assembly, Integration to Chassis and Testing This installment concludes the DIY Line Stage […]
6L6-type vacuum tube shootout
Review by Tim Smith Shortly after my EL34 tube review on Wall of Sound, Jon Esau of www.thetubestore.com asked if I might be interested in […]
Review: IMS Electronics Hybrid Valve Headphone Amplifier
A Work in Progress Review by Steve Graham My first thought on seeing a picture of the IMS HVHA on Thetubestore.com website was, ‘I wish […]
Review: Yaqin MS-12B Stereo Tube Preamplifier and Phono Stage
Review by Colin McKay The Yaqin MS-12B is one of the rare objects in the DIY community to have reached “cult” status. I have spent […]
Tube Powers of the North: Single-ended or Push-pull?
Review by Noam Bronstein Finale Audio SET vs. Copland PP: Battle of the Northern Powers The winter of 2016 saw an almost embarrassing assortment of great […]
Review: Yaqin MC13S Stereo Integrated Amplifier
Review by Colin McKay In some ways, the Yaqin MC13S stereo integrated is a paradox. It is playing music in my system where, normally, a several […]
The Gemini Equation: Triode Lab’s 2A3M-II Monoblocks
A review by Jon Eben Field When it came time to review Triode Lab’s 2A3M-II monoblocks, I had already had a pair of the prototypes […]
Triode Roundup: Seven “Common Man” 300B Tubes Compared
Comparison Review by Noam Bronstein I seem to chronically underestimate a lot of things. Notably to WoS readers, when I say something will be posted […]