There are reasons why vintage hi-fi components have come back into vogue. They’re part of sound systems that require us to pay more attention to the music we’re listening to — something that’s been ...

Indy Audio Labs is reviving two famed American brands, Aragon and Acurus, and still builds them here in the U.S.A. I have fond memories of the original Aragon 4004 power amplifier from my days when I ...

Audiophiles love tube amplifiers; a sizable percentage of us own tube-based systems. It’s easy to see why; tube amps look a lot more interesting than solid-state amps, and second, they sound different ...

1. Is Amplifier Weight an Indicator of Robust Amplifier Design? You have to find out if the amplifier is a Class A/B analog amp or a Class D digital amplifier before you can generalize about weight ...

There are few inventions that have been as crucial to the evolution of pop and rock music as the guitar amplifier. Indeed, many cite the 1951 Sun Records recording session of Jackie Brenston and his ...

Most audiophiles and enthusiasts have grown up with at least a basic understanding of what an amplifier does. It takes a tiny alternating electrical signal that represents the moment-to-moment ...

I suspect a substantial number of people have an old pair of speakers sitting in storage: hand-me-downs from a family member, perhaps, or the remnants of a stereo of their youth. Such speakers can be ...