When Elekit, supplier of high-end kits to audiophiles of taste and style, decided to sell a ready made valve-amp, it turned to Japanese designer Koichi Futatsumata. The result is this beautifully ...

Don't let its simple design fool you: the vintage-inspired OR60 guarantees versatility and a plethora of tone shaping ...

Following the success of his first Kickstarter campaign, New Zealand's Martin Young of IMS Electronics has returned to the crowdfunding platform with an updated hybrid valve/tube amp he's calling the ...

Icon Audio has unveiled details of its Stereo 845 pure triode push-pull integrated valve amplifier. The Stereo 845 comprises four matched 845 valves, two 6SL7 first-stage valves, two 6SN7 ...

There are few greater follies in the world of electronics than that of an electronic engineering student who has just discovered the world of hi-fi audio. I was once that electronic engineering ...

A Taiwanese company has given the iPod a retro spin with a docking station that features an elegant 1940s-style valve amplifier. It’s an unusual marriage of digital high-tech and classic analogue ...

Despite the oldest solid state audio circuitry now qualifying for a pension and a bus pass where this is being written, the thermionic tube retains a foothold in the world of audio — cherished by ...

‘Valve sound’ is not just an anachronism: there are those who remain ardent lovers of the quality of sound produced by a valve amplifier. However, not everyone is inclined to splash out on an ...

Plugging in with a P-90-loaded Firebird, the Fairfax immediately impresses with its amp-like response. There’s a lovely, ...