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 ...

Just as with the regular Lacquered Tweed version of the Pro Junior IV, the Pro Junior IV SE is a 15-watt valve combo with a 10-inch speaker, 2x 12AX7 preamp valves, and a pair of EL84 valves in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

New valve amps get improved KT150 tube, also available as an upgrade on older models When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Icon Audio ...

Line 6's original Spider Valve series got us very excited. Now the modelling giant has returned with the MKII series. As with before, the amp is co-designed with Bogner, so you're potentially getting ...

Two signature amps from the high-end audio brand Bonawatt are now available in the UK. Both combine valves with modern tech to deliver warmth, accuracy and good looks too. They're priced from £8,795.

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 ...

The Audio Research Reference 330M amplifier has double the output of the firm's previous valve flagship. Expect to pay around £92,000 in the UK, $90,000 in the States. You can't accuse the engineers ...

Headphone amps are usually pretty simple things. You get an input or two on the back, a headphone output on the front, and a volume knob. That’s all you really need, particularly if you’re not looking ...

While some might see enthusiast hi-fi as pursuit for bearded white dudes that spend absurd amounts of money on huge, sometimes spurious bits of audio guff, every now and then something pops up that ...

If a recent social media post is anything to go by, the tube amp traditionalist may be coming around to digital guitar tech ...