Birth Of The Shuguang EL34-B Vacuum Tube
During a recent visit to China we dropped by the Shuguang tube factory located in the city of Changsha, Province of Hunan. On every visit to the factory we ask to take photos and video…
Speaker Cab & Head Impedance – Why Is It Important?
Here’s a great post from our friends over at www.thebassplace.com that we thought you might like. Matching speaker impedance to an amplifier can be confusing, but it is important to make sure that your amp and…
Gig Bag Checklist – Essentials To Avoid Gigging Disasters
It’s happened to all of us. You’re going on stage in 15 minutes and scrambling to find something that seemed unnecessary when you were packing up, but now you realize you can’t perform without it.…
Introducing Chris Hau
Riffing and Ripping best describe the Chris Hau brand. He’s a young song-writer, musician and producer of his own music and videos. He’s managed to cut through and get himself on NBC’s The Today Show,…
A Survivor’s Guide on Audiophile Behavior in Society
…I.E. How to Meet Non-Audiophiles and Manage to Survive A re-post from Lucio Cadeddu of TNT-Audio.com The simple fact you are staring at the monitor and reading this article means that either you are an audiophile…
Cerebral Tones – 12 Amazing Benefits of Music
We have been very focused on stories recently which cover the many benefits of music on our body and soul. Wouldn’t you know that music appears to have a positive effect on those parts of…
Musical Training Protects the Brain
The Rotman Research Institute together with Baycrest Health Sciences in Toronto released a study linking music training and what they call acoustic memory. In a nutshell their data tells us that the practice of music…
Elekit TU-8300R DIY Tube Amp Kit Build
Guest Post by Larry Kennelly A couple of weeks ago I received a call from a friend Dan that he was building an Elekit TU-8300R DIY tube amp from a kit and, would I like…
Orchestra of the mind – Anita Collins TED Talk
We all have an anecdotal understanding of the inherent benefits of listening to music on the mind and body. Well this TED talk by Anita Collins takes this to the next level. Collins presents some…
Dr Who and Mullard Vacuum Tubes
History fans will enjoy this nostalgic film advertisement from the the tube (valve) manufacturer Mullard in England. They use English actor Jon Pertwee (Dr Who and The Navy Lark) in this piece about the impact…
