6DJ8/ECC88 Tube Shootout, Part 1 by Steve Graham I pitched the idea of a 6DJ8 shootout to Noam shortly after I read Tim’s 6L6 comparison. […]
Battle of the Cheap Line Stages – Part 2
Battle of the Cheap Line Stages – Part 2 of a DIY Showdown Review by Steve Graham The Asian Contender: 6N3 4pcs Audio Tube Pre-Amplifier Preamp […]
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 […]
Battle of the Cheap Line Stages – Part 1
Battle of the Cheap Line Stages – Part 1 of a DIY Showdown by Steve Graham We’ve all seen the ads on eBay for inexpensive PCB’s […]
Review: The Magic of Serene Audio’s Talisman Speakers
Review by Jon Eben Field Serene Audio is an audio company based in Vancouver, Canada that has a group of very smart, talented, and creative […]
Review: Elekit TU-8500 Tube Preamplifier Kit
From the Land of the Rising Sun, A Revelation in Preamplification Review by Noam Bronstein Let’s be up front about it: we’re fans of Elekit gear […]
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 […]
My Audio Life – Part 1 of a new series
By Steve Graham It is a fact of life that enthusiast magazines and web sites live and die on equipment reviews. Audio is no different. […]