They are also easier on the environment. One of the key benefits of solid-state replacements is their durability. Traditional vacuum tubes are notoriously fragile and susceptible to damage from ...

Perhaps nothing added quite so much to the charm of vacuum tube circuits ... fear not — this solid-state replacement for the magic eye tube is ready to stand in for your restoration projects.

Despite the oldest solid state audio circuitry now qualifying for a pension and a bus pass where this is being written, the thermionic tube retains a foothold in the world of audio — cherished ...

The transistor was a solid (thus the term "solid-state technology") but had the electrical properties of a vacuum tube. Yet it had none of the drawbacks: it was cheap, sturdy, used little power ...

Kelly suspected that solid state science might provide a new kind of amplifier to replace the vacuum tube in AT&T's phone system. The tubes amplified voice signals as they traveled through the ...

Headphone brand Écoute has launched a pair of headphones with a vacuum tube and amplification built-in. The headphones are £652 / $799 / AU$1,303.

Pricing & Availability: The C55 Solid State Preamplifier and C2800 Vacuum Tube Preamplifier are available via authorised McIntosh dealers. Both units will be available in March for $9,000 / £ ...

Amplifiers that use vacuum tubes instead of – or alongside – solid-state electronics are marketed on the basis of their warmer, more inviting sound. Now Écoute has come up with a very unusual ...