So I'm gonna confess something first and foremost: I'm a tube snob. I love the glass. I love the dynamic push and pull you get from having valves in an amplifier. Valves/tubes/glass - bottles of tone... BUT - let's talk briefly about Solid State Amplifiers... They have their place. And in many cases - they can do things tubes just can't. Yep, I said it. There are some very … [Read more...]
Glorious Bottles of Tone – Why We Still Care About TUBES…
The Tube. If you’re British – The Valve. But specifically, the vacuum tube. It’s been with us since 1904. That’s right – this amazing tech is 120 years old as of this article. (Human years not dog years.) So, in this world of digital mastery and propulsion – why do we still care about a vacuum sealed glass bottle that controls electric current flow? I mean, Kemper and Fractal … [Read more...]
