Always hankered after a retro-chic McIntosh valve preamplifier and compatible power amp to match? Feast your eyes on this neat new duo. Despite style cues that nod to the firm's 1950s and 1960s design ...

With 100V on the plate, Schitt claims its Vali 3 tube headphone amp and preamp beats everything they’ve tested up to $2,799, for only $149. Schiit Audio faces a lot more competition in 2024 from ...

The pursuit of audiophile hi-fi is one upon which many superlatives and perhaps a little too much money are lavished. But it’s also a field in which the self-builder can produce their own equipment ...

Developed with Ferrum’s Sweet Spot Tuning, the WANDLA GoldenSound Edition Gen 2 aims to provide listeners with greater flexibility in shaping their sound without sacrificing the precision, ...

When most people think of tube circuits, the first thing that comes to mind is often the use of high-voltage power supplies. It wasn’t a given for tube circuits, though, as a range of low-voltage ...

Pro-Ject is best known for its wide range of turntables, but the Austrian audio company makes numerous other hi-fi components that can work with and elevate its turntables, too. Chief among them, ...

Who needs a preamp in 2025? Anyone who’s not into lifeless, app-controlled audio hell. Here’s why real systems still need real control. Hear me out for a second. I just spent two weeks criss-crossing ...

If you’ve wondered what a preamplifier is, what it exactly does, and whether your audio setup is missing one, we’ve got the answers—as well as some of our top recommendations. An audio signal needs ...

EarthQuaker Devices and high-end guitar amp specialist Dr Z have put their heads together on a tube-driven preamp pedal that might be the missing ingredient in your electric guitar tone, the analogue ...

McIntosh Labs has a trio of new products coming in the third quarter of 2016: the MVP901 Blu-ray player, C2600 vacuum tube preamp and the AP100 phono preamp. When you purchase through links on our ...