All items tagged with tube amplifiers (84)

You Can DIY! Vanderveen Trans-SE10 Secrets

February 10, 2021 by Menno van der Veen

You Can DIY! Vanderveen Trans-SE10 Secrets

In this article, Menno van der Veen explains everything about the Vanderveen Trans-SE10 amplifier, which is available as a DIY kit manufactured by Tentlabs. This letter-sized stereo amplifier is a single-ended design with an output power of 10W per channel, but there's a lot "under the hood" (and the glass) to understand. The article explains the “why and how” of the unusual Vanderveen Trans-SE10 design. This article was originally published in audioXpress, January 2021.

Two Iconic Brands Come Together: Gibson Announces Acquisition of Mesa/Boogie

January 6, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Two Iconic Brands Come Together: Gibson Announces Acquisition of Mesa/Boogie

Gibson, the iconic American guitar brand, surprised the industry with the announcement of the addition of MesaBoogie - one of the most respected and prestigious brands in guitar amplification - to their family of brands. A clear sign that Gibson intends to refocus in its core business of musical instruments. And this acquisition also signals an important milestone, with Gibson Brands' first expansion move since the painful process of restructuring the company and rebuilding its business.

Vincent Audio Debuts SV-737 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier in US Market

December 29, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Vincent Audio Debuts SV-737 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier in US Market

Vincent Audio, the German designer and manufacturer of high quality stereo and multichannel components, introduced the acclaimed SV-737 hybrid integrated amplifier to the US market. Currently available in Europe, the SV-737 (MSRP: $3,499.95) combines the benefits of both tube and solid-state designs with powerful output, numerous analog and digital inputs, wireless connectivity, and overall flexibility that is a hallmark of the Vincent Audio brand.

Speakers and Transducers and Lots More in Audio Development and Design with audioXpress January 2021

December 11, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Speakers and Transducers and Lots More in Audio Development and Design with audioXpress January 2021

Celebrating 50 years of The Audio Amateur - the publishing company that started it all for us - and 20 years of audioXpress, we begin 2021 with a great - and expanded - edition. We discuss market and technology trends in Speakers and Transducers, a new MEMS transducer topology for wireless earbuds, and the latest innovations in haptic drivers and transducers. Perry Marshall details his unique dipoles speaker project, and renowned tube expert Menno van der Veen explains all the secrets of the latest Vanderveen Trans-SE10 amplifier. Now available in print and digital

Mod Electronics Expanded Mod Oil Capacitors and Mod Electrolytic Capacitors Range

November 27, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Mod Electronics Expanded Mod Oil Capacitors and Mod Electrolytic Capacitors Range

Mod Electronics is proud to serve the audio industry with Mod Capacitors. Each capacitor is focused on providing the highest performance and quality available to builders, technicians, tinkerers, and musicians. Mod offers hand-crafted oil capacitors, perfect for signal path use, as well as high temperature electrolytic capacitors for solid operation in power supplies and elsewhere. The already vast range of capacitors has been expanded with further options.

Ultrasone Unveils Volcano Headphone Tube Amplifier

September 7, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Ultrasone Unveils Volcano Headphone Tube Amplifier

The Bavaria-based headphone manufacturer just introduced a new high end product to complement its existing high-end Edition Series headphones. Designed by Ultrasone and manufactured in Hungary, the new Volcano headphone amplifier continues the brand's tradition of aiming for reference products with superior sound quality, also perfectly matched to the Ultrasone Edition 15 reference headphones. Each Volcano is a carefully handcrafted unit, in a solid metal chassis and front panel with real wood side panels.

McIntosh Group Sells Audio Research to Former Employees

August 25, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

McIntosh Group Sells Audio Research to Former Employees

For the past six years, Audio Research has been owned by the McIntosh Group. Now, TWS Enterprises, LLC, a privately held company owned wholly by Trent Suggs, has agreed to purchase Audio Research from the McIntosh Group, Inc. subject to completion of due diligence which is expected to be finalized by the end of August 2020. As Audio Research celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year, the Minneapolis company will embark on the next chapter of its journey in high performance music reproduction.

Vanderveen-Trans-SE10 All-Valve Amplifier Kit Now Available!

May 8, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Vanderveen-Trans-SE10 All-Valve Amplifier Kit Now Available!

High-end audio adepts do not only like music. Many of them also like to construct their own tube amplifier. For those, Menno van der Veen (electronic design) and Guido Tent (mechanical design and realization) created their newest Valve Amplifier kit: the Vanderveen-Trans-SE10. All parts of the case, the components and the transformers are of the highest quality. The DIYer only has to combine all these fine components into a great amplifier.

McIntosh Announces MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier for Bi-Amped Speakers

December 11, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

McIntosh Announces MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier for Bi-Amped Speakers

McIntosh Labs has been perfecting vacuum tube amplifiers since the 1940s and solid-state amplifiers since the 1960s. From that heritage, McIntosh now announced the MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier, a truly one-of-a-kind monoblock that is also two amplifiers combined into one, with each amplifier boasting differing design philosophies including a 300-Watt vacuum tube amplifier attached to a 600-Watt solid state amplifier on one unified chassis.

Are You Serious About Audio Electronics? audioXpress November 2019 Is Now Available!

October 9, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Are You Serious About Audio Electronics? audioXpress November 2019 Is Now Available!

The November 2019 edition of audioXpress is now available with a wide range of technical topics in audio electronics and design. We review the Benchmark LA4 Line Amplifier and the new Hooke Verse Bluetooth Binaural Recording Headphones. Jan Didden proposes an updated version of his High-Voltage Delay for Tube Amplifiers, and Thomas Zarbo, Jr. explains how to build his Tenacious Bass-8 Powered Subwoofer. And, learn more about Data-Over-Sound, MU amplification topologies, and Auverdion’s Aurora open-source DSP platform. Now available!

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