Tube Kingdom 111

Language: Japanese Release date: January 30, 2024ISBN: 9784880735092 The opening project of Issue 111, the winter 2024 issue, is "Listening to the latest vacuum tube amplifiers with new and old high-sensitivity speakers." The modern JBL Project K2 S9900 and the vintage Altec 604E + 612 silver box. We will play two high-sensitivity speaker systems with vacuum tube amplifiers that have a wide variety of output tubes and circuit configurations, and explore the appeal of the sound that can only be obtained from speakers with excellent response.The experimental workshop is "Verifying the musicality of 21 open-type headphones." We will listen to the musicality of the latest headphones, which continue to evolve, from electrostatic types to high-grade models priced at over 400,000 yen."The ultimate vintage amplifier = Western Electric listening" is a listening test of the famous amplifiers of Western Electric (WE), which continue to be the envy of enthusiasts. We will listen to them with th