My Audio Life Part 3 By Steve Graham In a Cincinnati basement we exchanged money for Altecs. As it turned out the seller was a […]
Domestic Harmony: Chapter 2, Jamie meets Anna
Domestic Harmony, a series Chapter 2: Jamie meets Anna By Steve Graham Jamie had taken up yoga when Elizabeth first went off to university. She really […]
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 […]
Make It a Double: “I Long to See You” by Charles Lloyd & the Marvels (Blue Note, 2016)
Album review by Neil Hobkirk Remember those Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups TV ads from the ‘70s? Varied in their particulars, they shared one premise: a […]
My Audio Life – Part 2
By Steve Graham I got to know an old radio repair guy around the corner. He was still fixing tube radios for people at almost […]
Domestic Harmony: Chapter 1, Jamie Buys Paul a New Phono Cartridge
A Series By Steve Graham As anyone who follows the Vinyl Café on CBC will know, host Stuart McLean is undergoing cancer treatment. All the […]
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 […]