All electric guitar players know that the amplifier is just as important — if not more — as the guitar itself for shaping your sound. Each major amplifier model has unique dynamics and tonal ...

It seems that in the guitar world, people either love or hate solid-state amps. While tube amps have earned their favorable reputation for all of the positive buzzwords guitar players and engineers ...

Having built a number of vacuum tube output transformer-less (OTL) amplifiers in recent years, it seemed as though it might be a good idea to try combining older with newer technology and using both ...

New York's high-end audio company McIntosh has announced its first hybrid integrated amplifier, the MA252. The all analog amp's retro looks are a design nod to the company's iconic MC275 Vacuum Tube ...

Solid-state tube replacements are innovative devices that can act as a substitute for traditional tubes in your guitar ...

Like having your cake and eating it? McIntosh has the amplifier for you. The new MC451 Dual Mono Power amp combines both valve and solid-state amplification in one (beefy) unit. The 150 Watt vacuum ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

Solid-state technology all but obliterated the vacuum tube market in the early 1960s. So why are tubes still popular with audiophiles and musicians? Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has ...