[Mr. Carlson] has an old-style 1940-era radio tube tester, the kind that used to inhabit grocery and drug stores. It is in amazing condition and he was kind enough to tear it down for us. The tester ...

It can be difficult for modern eyes to make much sense of electronics from the 1960s or earlier. Between the point-to-point soldering, oddball components, and the familiar looking passives blown up to ...

The Fisher 400 tube receiver may not be the easiest vintage amplifier to find, but it is well worth the effort to have it restored. The Budget Audiophiler is going to begin this week with a little ...

The April issue of Stereophile, an audiophile magazine, features an interview with a man named Yves Beauvais. Like other Frenchmen, Beauvais appreciated America and American culture and so moved to ...

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Can this affordable EL84-based vintage tube receiver play with the big kids in the sandbox? You might be surprised by the answer. Why is there still so much interest in tube amplifiers? One would ...

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 ...

Dynaco hasn’t made equipment in decades. Yet it’s still a name most audiophiles know off-hand. That’s because the American manufacturer left an indelible legacy on the world of hi-fi, thanks in large ...

Audio guru Steve Williams sent a link to Pete Millett's audio website. Millett designed the HA-1 and HA-2 vacuum tube headphone amps a while back. He describes himself as: “A lifetime electronics geek ...

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 ...

First made in 1959, this is the best-selling tube amplifier of all time. Every product is carefully selected by our editors.