Power (Tubes) To the People: A Survey of 4 Sets of Tubes in 2 Push-Pull Amps by Steve Graham Regarding the picture above; No, I […]
Elekit TU-8340VK Review (Part 2): Could This Be Your Last Power Amplifier?
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 […]