Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. McIntosh is the kind of high-end audio brand that most ...

Back to the future: LG Electronics has seemingly adopted a retro design language heading into CES. The South Korean tech giant recently debuted a new 4K smart projector that looks like an old-school ...

These new cans try to restore some of the warmth and realism that digital compression takes away. Photo: Morpho MFG This post’s headline sounds like a joke, invoking technology used in antique radios, ...

Millimeter wave vacuum tubes, including ones like the traveling wave tube (TWT) depicted here, amplify signals by exchanging kinetic energy in the electron beam (shown as a blue line) with ...

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 emits ...

A new type of transistor is being developed by scientists at the NASA Ames Research Center that meshes together the best aspect of semiconductors and traditional vacuum-tube technology. This ...

Once a discarded relic, over the years the humble vacuum tube has been rehabilitated in the arena of specialist audio. There are plenty of tube amplifiers now being manufactured, with a popular choice ...

Starting at $2,995, the Fezz Audio Equinox Vacuum Tube DAC is the most affordable D/A converter with Lampizator technology. The new Fezz Audio Equinox Vacuum Tube DAC ($2,995) is the only Lampizator ...

Anyone looking to upgrade their headphones might be interested in the new écoute vacuum tube headphones specifically created to compensate for the deficiencies of digital listening. Launched via ...

Priced from $10,000, the Feliks Audio Envy Meisterwerk headphone amplifier features all analog circuitry with 300B vacuum tubes. At its core, the Envy Meisterwerk incorporates Western Electric 300B ...