Could an Old-School Tube Amp Make the Music You Love Sound Better?
By Ben Marks
— Like a lot of adults who attended too many rock concerts in their reckless youth, my hearing is not what it used to be. On more than one occasion, I remember stumbling out of Winterland in San Francisco after seeing high-watt bands like Hot Tuna or Pink Floyd, putting the key in the car’s ignition, giving it a turn, and then having no idea whatsoever if the engine had roared to life.
That’s what four or five hours of standing in front of a wall of speakers pumping music at more than 100...
