Hello! Welcome to valve amplifier sound!
Ever since the first audio amplifying vacuum tube was produced, the valve amplifier has been considered by many audiophile the peak of audio performance, with a smooth, open, revealing and almost magical sound quality. Given this and the fact that many valve amplifiers are gorgeous to look at it is easy to see why the valve, long consigned to the history books of mainstream electronics, is enjoying a renaissance amongst aficionados - and indeed never really went away. All you have to ask yourself is why so many top musicians still use valve guitar amplifiers to understand their enduring appeal. They just sound good.
This site aims to give you a tour of the valve amplifier world - from how a valve works, to helping you find the best valves, tubes and accessories available for your amp. If like me you have been seduced by the beguiling tube sound but want to understand more about valve amplifiers, how they work and demystify some of the to the layman arcane terminology that surrounds them, then I hope this site will help you.
Articles on here cover the basics of how a vacuum tube actually works, the types of tubes available, what some of the terms you may read about when investigating valve amplifiers actually mean and a basic history of the development of the thermionic valve.
Also, you'll find pages of valves, valve amplifiers, valve headphone amplifiers and even valve CD players for sale, along with spares and accessories including valve sockets and valve dampers.
To use the site, click on one of the categories on the left to navigate about, or use the site search option to find what you are looking for.
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