Tube Matching, Bias and Breakup – How They Work Together
If you have an old-school tube amp without a master volume, then you know the only way to get breakup is by turning up the volume and moving some air. These old amp designs stretch…
Not Your Grandfather’s Smartphone – Technology Advances
There are times I think that we take for granted the advances in technology that we have seen over the past several decades. The current generations might not be able to appreciate, or even comprehend,…
How It’s Made – Omnidirectional Speakers
Venture to any audio show and you are bound to see an abundance of speaker technology and designs that look more like art than anything. However when it comes right down to it, sound is…
One Company Proving The Finest Things Are Timeless
In the audiophile world tone comes before beauty but occasionally we see equipment that achieves both. Oswalds Mill Audio makes $300,000 speakers that are easy on the ears and the eyes, just not on the…
You might just be an audiophile…
The title of Audiophile comes with great responsibility. While some may toss it around loosely to describe anyone with minimal knowledge of music and listening equipment, we like to reserve it for the true aficionado who…
Restrain Your Tubes – Retainers
Tube shields and retainers get zero love in most guitar and audio journals. At some point in time a person thought that they were important and they’ve been used ever since. Why do we have…
DIY – Is it for you? What you should think about before starting out
DIY – Is it for you? If you’ve ever had to wait for your tube gear to be repaired, or wondered why techs’ charge so much money? Then you may have asked “Can I do…
The Art of Listening – Documentary Film
The Art of Listening – Documentary Film Have you ever considered the many arts that go into the music we play and listen to? There are more stages and craftsmanship required than we often think…
Tone, Tone, Tone
Richard Gabriel has kindly allowed us to republish this article – thetubestore.com. Richard P. Gabriel In 1999, Spencer Reiss, one of the senior editors for Wired magazine, asked me to write a short essay having…
What Tubes Do In Most Fender Brown, Blonde, Blackface and Silverface Tube Amps
Replacement Tube Packages are available for Fender tube amps. By Eric Barbour – Former Vacuum Tube Valley senior editor The first preamp tube (or the first 2 tubes, in 2 channel amps) provide the first…
