I've been growing restless lately, and I've been looking for my next DIY project. I just build my first set of speakers, and I would like to build a tube amp for them. I've wanted to build my own ...

But given the cost of hand-wired or point-to-point tube guitar amplifiers, you might wonder if building one is actually realistic. The answer is that building a hand-wired tube amp is within the reach ...

[Simon] wrote in to tell us about a headphone tube amp that he just built. It is based on schematics at diyaudioprojects.com that were actually featured on Hackaday in the past. [Simon’s] des… ...

We may have seen other homemade vacuum tubes before — we even recently featured a DIY X-ray tube — but there’s something about [jdflyback]’s tubes that really gets us going.

There are great presents, and then there are truly awesome presents: this home-built vacuum tube iPod amplifier and speakers falls most definitely into the latter category. Given to Peter Redmer ...

I’ve seen a few commercial and DIY tube-amp docks, but they’re expensive, uninspired or both. So I’ve come up with a version that anyone can build for about $400.

Instead, use a PVC pipe or a sturdy cardboard tube to make a simple passive amplifier. Stats Time: 1 hour Cost: $10 Difficulty: Easy Tools + Materials 10-inch-by-2-inch PVC pipe Miter saw ...

An amplifier helps optimize your car's audio system, but don't pay someone else to install it. This is an easy DIY project.

DIY-focused Make magazine combined a little science with some elbow grease to make a stand that would boost the quality of sound produced by a basic guitar amp.

Hello,I have access to one of the largest collections of vintage USA-made tubes. From the expertise you all have, what would be the best sounding tube amp I could possibly make? I have a great ...