Anaheim, California, January 22, 2026 — AEA Ribbon Microphones will debut the FC2, a two-channel tube preamplifier, at the 2026 NAMM Show. Designed in collaboration with analog designer Fred Forssell, ...

NAMM 2026: Just weeks after their festive giveaway, Universal Audio is offering music-makers another software title to add to their collections free of charge: the UA 610 Tube Preamp & EQ Collection.

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Audio projects have a long tradition at Elektor. This time, however, it’s not about a DIY project but a ready-made product that caught our attention and is sure to interest Elektor audiophiles: a ...

If you’ve been following along recently, you know we’ve taken a dive into high end tube amplifiers. We had Fezz Audio’s Omega Lupi in for review a couple weeks ago and now we have another one. This ...

Both the C55 Solid State Preamplifier and C2800 Vacuum Tube Preamplifier feature an impressive 16 inputs, including 9 analog and 7 digital connections. Thanks to the inclusion of McIntosh’s DA2 ...

The IR-D preamp pedal takes those Friedman's high-end amp sounds and puts them in a tube-driven pedal, with dual boosts, onboard IRs, MIDI control and effects loop When you purchase through links on ...

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When most people think of tube circuits, the first thing that comes to mind is often the use of high-voltage power supplies. It wasn’t a given for tube circuits, though, as a range of low-voltage ...