Vacuum tubes and the circuits built around them
Many of you know that Lynn Olson’s Karna amplifiers inspired several key design elements in the NiWatt amplifiers. Last week, Lynn and I applied a few tricks to the Karnas which were learned during the NiWatt’s development, and Lynn let the Karnas extend their visit for a few more days (Lynn likes to call them …
Remember back in the 1990’s when the death of both vinyl playback and vacuum tubes was predicted? The death of the electric guitar is now forecasted, based on declining sales by the big players (Gibson and Fender). The same could be said about “heirloom quality audio”, because people aren’t replacing their equipment with the frequency …
