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Audio Research Reference 330M Monoblock Amplifiers – First Look All Image Credit: Audio Research The American Hi-Fi brand Acoustic Research from Minnesota has just announced a new flagship monoblock power amplifier, the Reference 330M. This latest flagship amplifier is a high-performance power amplifier that builds on many years of expertise […]

Audio Research Reference 330M Monoblock Amplifiers – First Look

February 21, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 330M / Audio Research / Monoblock Power Amplifier / Tubes / Valve by fromvinyltoplastic

Octave Jubilee Mono Ultimate – Quick Look All Image Credit: Octave For all you tube and valve lovers this monoblock power amplifier has to be right up there at the pointed end! Back in November 2023 the German high end audio and transformer company Octave, announced their Jubilee Mono Ultimate […]

Octave Jubilee Mono Ultimate – Quick Look

March 7, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Jubilee / Jubilee Mono Ultimate / KT170 / Monoblock / Octave / Power Amplifier / Tubes by fromvinyltoplastic

Zesto Audio Announces Andros Spirit Tube Phonostage All Image Credit: Zesto Audio Zesto Audio is based out of Thousand Oaks, CA, and are well respected for their line of audiophile phono amplifiers. The company founder, President and Chief Design Engineer George Counnas launched the original PS1 Phonostage in 2010. According […]

Zesto Audio Announces Andros Spirit Tube Phonostage

February 6, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Andros Spirit / Phono Pre-Amplifier / Tubes / Valves / Zesto Audio by fromvinyltoplastic

Copland CTA407 Integrated Tube Amplifier – First Look All Image Credit: Copland This latest all tube, stereo integrated amplifier from Danish manufacturer Copland, was originally displayed at the exhibition in Munich back in May 2022 and is now available, replacing the CTA408. Unlike many other Copland amplifiers this new model […]

Copland CTA407 Integrated Tube Amplifier – First Look

April 7, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Copland / CTA407 / KT88 / Stereo Integrated Amplifier / Tubes / Ultra-Linear Class AB / Valves by fromvinyltoplastic

Analog Amplifiers. Are You Sure? — Valves Or Tubes To You – An Introduction Just like vinyl, valve or tube amplifiers rapidly went out of fashion as solid state semiconductors, CD’s and streaming became the new, lower cost norm. In reality all that happened was that vinyl and tube amplifiers took a back seat for a […]

Valves Or Tubes To You – An Introduction

May 23, 2022 in Audio / General Posts / Technical Posts tagged Beam Tetrode / Diode / Pentode / Tetrode / Triode / Tubes / Valves by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable - First Look — McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable – First Look You could be forgiven at first glance for thinking that the McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable may look like it’s just a turntable. However, upon further inspection it is a lot more. Its unique design is crafted for those audiophiles who want maximum flexibility […]

McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable – First Look

March 9, 2019 in Equipment / News tagged 12AX7 / Class D / ECC83 / MacIntosh / McIntosh / MTI100 / Tubes / Turntables by fromvinyltoplastic