Two Upcoming Tube Fest Articles
Two Upcoming Tube Fests by Steve Graham Tube Fest No. 1 A friend and I decided to sell off the majority of our collections of vintage and classic European tubes. Part of the process was educating our...
View ArticleNFP (Not-For-Profit) Tube MM/MC Phono Stage – Built, Tested, Reviewed. And It...
Not-For-Profit MM/MC Phono Stage The DIY bug has bitten Steve Graham, again. And he gets in a bit deeper than he bargained for, again. Warning: This will get a bit wordy. Vinylphiles and/or...
View ArticleReview: Finalé Audio F-7189 II Integrated Amplifier
Finalé Audio F-7189 II Integrated Amplifier: Watch out old Dynacos, there’s a new EL84 amp in town. Review by Steve Graham Did Finalé Audio just pick the model number for their revised EL84 amplifier...
View ArticleComing This Winter: an EL84 DIY Amplifier Build
Or, “Solder Slingin’ Steve Rides Again” By Steve Graham Can success breed success? Like the efficacious DIY Phono Stage from 2018, I’m going have another go at a DIY project. This time it will be an...
View ArticleComing Soon: Sun Valley SV-Pre1616d Tube Preamp Kit
Coming Soon: Sun Valley SV-Pre1616d All Tube Line Stage Kit Review by Steve Graham Long promised and almost ready for prime time. A Japanese line stage kit from, would you believe it, Toyota? It’s...
View ArticleSunValley SV-Pre1616D Tube Line Stage Kit Review
Classic Style. Classic Circuit. Classic Sound? By Steve Graham SunValley – that’s the way they spell it, without a space between the Sun and the Valley – is a division of the huge Toyota...
View ArticleEL84 DIY Amplifier Update: An Amplifier Like This One (Only Better) Could Be...
By Steve Graham As promised in the preview, a prototype of the EL84 amplifier based on the Tubelab.com circuit board is now built and playing music. It went together with only one hitch. An...
View ArticleDIY EL84 Amp Update!
Wall Of Sound DIY Special Project: Thunderbirds are Go! The Tubelab.com, Simple Push-Pull (SPP) EL84 Amplifier PART 1: Cost Breakdown and Parts Ordering Information By Steve Graham But before we get...
View ArticleDIY EL84 Amp Project: Part 2, Circuit Board and Chassis Preparation
By Steve Graham DIY EL84 Project: Part 2 – Circuit Board & Chassis Prep I strongly recommend that builders considering this project use the parts and chassis specified in the previous installment...
View ArticleDIY EL84 Amp Project: Part 3, Circuit Board Assembly
By Steve Graham DIY EL84 Project: Part 3 Circuit Board Assembly: Finally, We Get To The Fun Part! News Flash: Potential amp builders living in the U.S.A., please note: Antique Electronic Supply,...
View ArticleDIY EL84 Project, Part 4: Chassis, Board and Transformers, Integration and...
DIY EL84 Project, Part 4: Chassis, Board and Transformers. Integration and Wiring By Steve Graham **NOTE to Builders: Some of the attachments in Part 1, 2, and 3 have been revised. See below. Our...
View ArticleDIY EL84 Project, Part 5: Optional Volume Control and Input Switch Assembly,...
DIY EL84 Project: Part 5 Optional Volume Control and Input Switch Assembly, Power-Up and Testing By Steve Graham Warning If you’ve already started to build this amplifier, you probably don’t need...
View ArticleEL84 DIY Amp Project, Part 6 (Conclusion): Sonic Evaluation and Output Mode...
DIY EL84 Project: Part 6 Sonic Evaluation and Output Mode Options By Steve Graham A Tale of Two Amplifiers A recent post on one of the DIY electronics forums was, in my opinion, very observant. The...
View ArticleReview: Audioquest Carbon Balanced AES/EBU Digital Data Cable
by Steve Graham Cable. Is there a more unloved audio component? I think I’m with the majority that finds them a necessary evil. I mean, how can any sane person get excited by mere wire? Except...
View ArticleDigital DIY: Steve Bakes A Raspberry Pi – Part 1
Digital Serving/Streaming on the Cheap with a Raspberry Pi (But is it any good?) By Steve Graham Part 1: Introduction and Shopping List Not really powerful, but powerful enough! The first thing...
View ArticleDigital DIY: Raspberry Pi, Part 2 – Setup and Programming
Digital Serving/Streaming on the Cheap with a Raspberry Pi Part 2: Setup and Programming By Steve Graham A complete digital music source, no kidding! Perhaps we should back up a bit and define serving...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi, Part 3: Sound Quality Evaluation
Digital Serving/Streaming on the Cheap using a Raspberry Pi Part 3: Sound Quality Evaluation By Steve Graham Miss K, Pi and Music Are you contemplating a plunge into file-based audio? Have parts 1...
View ArticleReview: Triangle Borea BR02 Bookshelf Speakers
Triangle Borea BR02 Speaker Review by Steve Graham Everything Old is New Again (and that’s just fine by me) I love the vintage vibe of the oak-finish cabinets. Also available in black, white and...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi Postscript: S/PDIF Vs. USB Sound Comparison
Pi versus Pi By Steve Graham Raspberry Pi 4B with S/PDIF Out versus Raspberry Pi 4B with USB Out Confession time. In responding to those kind enough to comment on part 3 of my Raspberry Pi series, I...
View ArticlePart 5: The Last Piece of Pi – The Allo Boss I2S DAC
Raspberry Pi with Allo Boss I2S DAC v1.2 (The Last Piece of Pi, I promise) By Steve Graham In the previous Raspberry Pi installment Raspberry Pi Postscript: S/PDIF Vs. USB Sound Comparison, I pitted a...
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