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Much like vinyl records, tube amplifiers are still prized for their perceived sound qualities, even though both technologies have been largely replaced otherwise. The major drawback to designing around vacuum …read more Continue reading Tube Amplifier Uses Low Voltage, Sips Battery
For most of us, vacuum tubes haven’t appeared in any of our schematics or BOMs in — well, ever. Once mass-manufacturing made reliable transistors cheap enough for hobbyists, vacuum tubes …read more Continue reading Reshoring Vacuum Tube Manufacturing, One Tube at a Time
There’s something rewarding about building your own DIY audio hardware. Knowing you put it together yourself gives you faith in the construction, and psychosomatically makes the music sound all that …read more Continue reading A Feature-Rich Amplifier Module For 3-Way Speaker Builds
With the wealth of cheap and highly integrated audio amplifier modules on the market today, it takes a special dedication to roll your own from parts. Especially when those parts …read more Continue reading A Homemade Tube Amplifier Featuring Homemade Tubes
Older hackers will remember that a crystal set radio receiver was often one of the first projects attempted. Times have changed, but there’s still something magical about gathering invisible signals …read more Continue reading DIY Arduino Due TEA5767 FM Radio
The sound produced by any given electric guitar is shaped not just by the instrument itself but by the amplifiers chosen to make that sound audible. Plenty of musicians swear …read more Continue reading Reactive Load For Amplifiers Teaches Lessons About Inductors
Although 3D printers are great, people tend to use them as a universal hammer wherein almost everything becomes a nail that’s just begging to be struck. So as hacker appetites …read more Continue reading Drastic Plastic: Enclosure Rebuild Uses Donor Material
Carver is a famous name in audio equipment although they have been known to use odd names for things. For example, the 1980’s vintage M-400 magnetic field power amplifier that …read more Continue reading Carver M-400 Amplifier Repair Keeps the 1980’s alive
What do you call someone who gives the toddler in your life a musical instrument as a gift? In most cases, “mortal enemy” is the correct answer, but not everyone …read more Continue reading Upcycled Practice Amp Build Goes to Eleven
Hauling heavy gear to entertain passers-by can be a pain for street or subway musicians… literally. The Caseic from Florida’s Zachary DeJarnette could make such things less of a chore, by combining a guitar case with an amplifier and speaker combo.Co… Continue reading Caseic guitar case rocks built-in combo amp for setup and play ease