At the 2008 Winter NAMM Show, Eric Barbour of Metasonix introduced the G-1000 Fucking Fucker (not the sucking fucker), a high-end tube amp that brings Barbour’s interest in using using vacuum tubes in original ways to amps.
We caught up with Eric at the show and this was what he had to say about the new [...]

NAMM Show: DigiTech, a leading manufacturer of guitar and bass multi-effects processors, and a Harman International, introduced the GSP1101 1U Modeling Preamp/Processor.
Featuring the latest in modeling from DigiTech, the new 1U rack processor will include two AudioDNA2 super chips exclusively designed by DigiTech. The GSP1101 will feature top-level control knobs such as Gain, Bass, Mid-range, [...]

NAMM: Denon Professional announced the new DN-A7100 A/V Surround Preamplifier.
Designed specifically for surround sound decoding in installed sound, house of worship, broadcast, conference and studio monitoring applications, the DN-A7100 provides a flexible array of features suited for fully balanced 5.1 and 7.1 surround playback. This dedicated professional quality surround preamp was developed based on feedback [...]

TheAirtightGarage has introduced the BunnyMkII amplifier, a small form factor amplifier using a single ten inch speaker. It is of minimalist design, having only a single channel and a single volume control.
The amplifier puts out 18 watts of class A single ended power via two L6GCs. One tube can be pulled to bring the power [...]

Universal Audio has announced the development of the 2-LA-2 Twin T4 Leveling Amplifier. Based on the classic LA-2A design, the new 2-LA-2 offers two linked or independent channels and two T4 optical compression cells per channel, greatly expanding the uses of the original LA-2A. The 2-LA-2 will ship worldwide in Q1 2007. Final pricing will [...]

NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Gemini Sound Products announced a new addition to their GX Series, the GX-150 Professional Powered 8” Two-Way ABS Loudspeaker and the GX-100 Professional 8” Two-Way Passive ABS Loudspeaker.
Ideal for permanent audio installations, these new speakers feature a compression driver with a 1.25” titanium diaphragm in addition to an 8” aluminum die-cast [...]

NAMM 2006 Winter Show: Gemini announced the latest addition to their professional audio catalog, the GPA Series of Professional Power Amplifiers.
The GPA Series Power Amplifiers provide the user with an excellent value for a wide range of intermediate power applications. Boasting impedance handling down to 4 ohms, the GPA amplifiers deliver such high-end features as [...]

Yorkville has added the all-new ultra-compact 200-watt K2 to their tube-driven keyboard amplifier line. The K2 is the smallest keyboard amplifier to offer Traynor’s innovative tube / solid-state input and proprietary Voicing circuitry, first introduced on its big brother, the K4. This unique input design makes the Traynor K2 more than a monitor, but part [...]

Retro-King has introduced the Plexi 50, a replica of the 1960’s 50 watt plexi with a solid state rectifier.
It uses two EL-34 output tubes and a heyboer 50 watt plexi output transformer. The filtering consists of a double 50mf cap and a double 32mf cap. Unlike the 45, which uses a shared cathode, the 50 [...]

Gemini Sound Products has announced the XTR-500 Complete Powered Speaker System, the latest update to their all-in-one sound system solution.
The XTR-500 system includes two 10” satellite loudspeakers which feature a new compression driver system to provide better high frequency definition, and a 15” subwoofer that has a built-in 400-watt 3-channel power amplifier and electronic crossover.
“The [...]

Gemini Sound Products has announced two new additions to their GX Series, the GX-150 Professional Powered 8” Two-Way ABS Loudspeaker and the GX-100 Professional 8” Two-Way Passive ABS Loudspeaker.
Ideal for permanent audio installations, these new speakers feature a compression driver with a 1.25” titanium diaphragm in addition to an 8” aluminum die-cast woofer. Each speaker [...]

Vox has expanded its line of Valvetronix amps with the addition of the 100 Watt AD100VTH head.
The AD100VTH is equipped with a silver metal grille that provides a modern twist to traditional VOX design. Chicken head, pointer knobs pay homage to VOX’s rich heritage. Its features include:

11 amp styles.
11 preset programs.
Two user-editable channels (programs) for [...]

Retro-King has introduced the Plexi 45, a replica of the mid 60’s JTM 45 amplifier. This amp is hand-wired point-to-point on a vintage style turret board and is built to the exact specs of the original (Retro-King adds a 100 pico cap across the normal volume for added clarity).
The output tranny is built for Retro-King [...]

Epiphone has announced the highly anticipated E Series guitar amplifier line, a follow up to the highly successful Valve Series of amplifiers. E Series amplifiers were first unveiled at the 2005 Musikmesse trade show in Frankfurt, Germany.
“With the E Series, we wanted to create a great sounding line of amplifiers with meaningful, not complicated, features,” [...]

Retro-King has introduced the 18-Watt Combo, the latest addition to its collection of hand-wired custom amps.
A class AB cathode biased amp, the “18 Watt Combo” is a replica of the hard to find, 1966 Marshall 18 watt lead combo amplifier with two channels (4 inputs) with a tremolo unit operating on channel two.
Retro-King Amps are [...]