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  It's been over five years since I built this  loctal preamp . I moved it recently so that it'd be between my two turntables. In th...

Bach Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor for Solo Violin An important lesson I learned as a classically trained violinist was that music ...

Tube rolling is a fun aspect of the audio hobby. It only gets tedious when audiophiles start splitting hairs about a VT231, 5692, etc. I dra...

Joe Roberts' piece,  "I Never Met a 2A3 Amp That I Didn't Like,"  from Sound Practices Issue 15, is very persuasive. I bui...

Ever since I grafted a 6SN7 on the line stage section of my hacked  Dyna PAS preamp , I've been hooked on the "octal sound." ...

I've always found tubes with grid caps fascinating. 😉 I've been evaluating a project using this tube. Stay tuned!  

I've become cynical of the latest is best mentality because in my 30 years of searching for sound that pleases my ears, I've alway...