valves

Hello all and thanks in advance I recently purchased a beautiful pair of Luxman MB3045 amps. They are running well but given the age and the previous history being unknown I would like to check the bias etc on them. I have done a bit of a search online and thought I would come across a service...

Hi, I am strongly considering purchasing a Willsenton R8, but as a newbie to the Tube Amps world I am overwhelmed by the choices available for both Power or Pre-Amp Tubes. This is the Power Tube Selection: And this is the Pre-Amp Tube Selection: The differences in price are not...

Hi, I have one of these being delivered today, and intend to do some tube rolling. Does anyone here know how to bias new valves on this amp? I can't see anything on photos of the amp, or anybody on any forum saying how they have done it. Thanks, John

Hello there. I own a Unison Research Simply Italy, which I adore. It uses two EL34 and two ECC82 (12au7) as rectifiers. So recently I decided to upgrade the 12au7's. After doing a lot of research, I went with the Psvanes. Right out of the box the sound was clearly more open and detailed than...

Hi all and merry christmas!!! I currently have an unusual custom vintage hi fi cabinet that i would love to get up and running. Looking at the unit it seems to be a 'Main Amplifier, an AM Radio Amplifier and FM Amplifier.' Lots of valves and transformers and not built for power but detail as it...

First post and looking for some direction. I just came across a Pye PF91. My research points to a 1954 era unit. It came with the PF91A unit as well as a Gerrard phono player. I'm looking for help on the amp. As this is my first venture into vintage, I'd like to know more about the unit. It...

Afternoon all, Since I am surrounded by experienced audio lovers, I had a question I hoped you could help me with. As someone who's listened avidly to music for 40+ years, and who has gotten more serious about gear over the last few years, my question is if anyone else experiences tinnitus...

There are a great deal of seemingly decent quality bare PCB's on fleabay for EL34 amps. Who has built one from scratch?

Just bought one of these after messing about with little bear, little dot stuff. It is probably the cheapest of the assembled EL34 single ended pentode (runs in ultralinear but easy to convert to triode mode) Im running mine with standard tubes and it sounds superb No hum, build looks really...

Craig switched out the Altecs for Tannoys on day two and kept on playing. His amps really went well with the Tannoy's horns.

Craig's own amps and other gear in room

Some beautifully restored Altec Voice of the Theatre speakers with a little extra for the high end.