By Steve Graham As promised in the preview, a prototype of the EL84 amplifier based on the Tubelab.com circuit board is now built and […]
Coming This Winter: an EL84 DIY Amplifier Build
Or, “Solder Slingin’ Steve Rides Again” By Steve Graham Can success breed success? Like the efficacious DIY Phono Stage from 2018, I’m going have another go […]
Review: Finalé Audio F-7189 II Integrated Amplifier
Finalé Audio F-7189 II Integrated Amplifier: Watch out old Dynacos, there’s a new EL84 amp in town. Review by Steve Graham Did Finalé Audio just […]
C.L.E.A.R. 834L: The Rejuvenation of an Esoteric Audio Research classic (Part 2)
C.L.E.A.R. 834L: The Rejuvenation of an Esoteric Audio Research classic Part 2, by Steve Graham Modifying or rebuilding anything, be it a piece of classic stereo […]
Well-Rounded Sound’s MM2, MM6 Speakers, and MX BL Amp/DAC: An Education in Budget High Fidelity
Review by Jon Eben Field I have to admit that I’m a sucker for low budget gear. Or perhaps I should add a caveat here […]
Digital Music Player Reviews: Part 2, The Lumin D1, Plus….Umm, Bonus Content!
Digital Music Player Reviews: Part 2, plus…. Another installment in the C/H/E series, a My Audio Life special and my wife gets her first stereo […]
Review: Finale Audio F-7591 Power Amplifier
Review: Finale Audio’s F-7591 Power Amplifier by Steve Graham I didn’t get to spend as much time with this amplifier as I’d have liked […]
Top Of The Line HiFi Gear From Yamaha Announced
Well, well. First it was Technics, and now Yamaha…. Back in the 1970’s, Yamaha was a formidable player in the audio world. And ever since, […]
Review: Finale Audio’s New F-168-II Integrated Tube Amplifier
Finale-ly: A Finale F-138 FFX Owner Takes The New F-168-II Integrated For An Extended Spin It’s always a pleasure when Frank Ng of Finale Audio/Triode […]
Output Tube Biasing, An Introduction – Part 2
By Steve Graham One thing to clarify from Part 1: when we speak of power dissipation, this is not the power output available to […]