In praise of the Champ, Bronco and Vibro Champ – how Fender's compact tube amps became studio MVPs
Countless classic recordings have been blessed with the hot tube mojo of a 1964 black-panel Fender Champ and its descendants, ...
Mooer unveils the Hornet 15W Li, a digital combo with rechargeable battery and heaps of amps and FX
The latest edition of the Hornet has a rechargeable lithium battery for on-the-go practice, presets, individual tap tempo ...
Orange County Register19d
A look at the electric guitar’s origin in Southern California
1928: Fender graduates from high school and runs an amateur radio station while building amplifiers and public address systems. 1938: Fender opens his first shop, named Fender’s Repair Service ...
What Hi-Fi?26d
Heavenly speakers, top-end SACD players and gold-standard amps: 2024 was a great year for high-end hi-fi
There’s a lot to be said for the old adage “it’s better to do one thing well than 10 things poorly”, and that’s the philosophy Chord’s taken with its Ultima Integrated amplifier. Rather than adding ...
CNX Software26d
HiFi-Amped is a Raspberry Pi Audio HAT with dual DACs and class-D amplifiers
It features dual PCM5100 DACs and TPA3110 (2x15W @ 8- or 1x 30-W @ 4-) class D amplifiers for high sound quality and power efficiency. Key features of this module include support for both small and ...