There is something about a tube amp that is very cool. Even though you can buy a small transistor based amplifier on a chip for a few dollars the old tube method of creating sound has some magical draw. I don’t own a tube amp but that Stereo Tube Amp Project is now available as a kit so I guess now there is no excuse.
“Ever wanted to build a highly dangerous, inefficient, yet awesomely retro piece of electronics? Well, I have. That’s pretty much what a tube amp is. Vacuum tubes are old electronic components that act like transistors, controlling a lot of current with
a little current. You usually manufacture out about tubes being used in guitar amplifiers, considering they distort in a way that suits guitar playing. However, tubes can plus be used to amplify a stereo signal from another audio source such as a CD or MP3 player. Tube amps, unfortunately, aren’t the most practical things in the world; they consume a great deal of capability, get very hot, and are big. That being said, they look damn cool, and some folks seem to think they sound pretty nice too.”
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