The video explains the operation of the vacuum tube, specifically the triode, which is essential in modern communication devices like radios and telephones. It describes how a tungsten filament ...

They could generate more power. Decades after the technology became obsolete, some audiophiles swore that vacuum tube music players sounded better than their transistor counterparts.

The Solis SO-8000 is a compact stereo system featuring a vacuum tube amp that also offers Bluetooth streaming. Vintage and modern mix, but does it work?

We unequivocally live in the Silicon Age, but vacuum electronics, whose origins date to the 19th century, still touch our lives every day.

Western Electric is currently working on a modernized tube design, an iteration of the all-but-obsolete technology fit for the 21st century.

Tube technology was before my time but there are still plenty of people that prefer the sound they produce compared to modern digital technology. From what I understand, it is largely subjective.

Most vacuum tubes take a lot of energy to operate, but he dug up a circuit from 1967 that uses a single tube which can operate from a 12 volt battery instead of needing mains power, thanks to some ...

1900-1950: Vacuum tubes are invented and perfected, resulting in radio, television and room-size computers. Vacuum-tube technology reached its fundamental limits by the late 1940s. 1950-2000: ...

The latest high-end preamplifier from classic audio brand McIntosh brings together old-school vacuum-tube technology and the very latest digital processing. The C2700 is an audiophile’s dream.