{"id":309504,"date":"2026-02-14T20:21:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T20:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoustics.com\/podcasts\/tube-amps-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T20:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T20:21:39","slug":"tube-amps-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoustics.com\/podcasts\/tube-amps-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Tube Amps in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Vacuum tubes are supposed to be extinct yet here we are in 2026 still arguing swapping and occasionally getting electrocuted. 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It also looks at why Ray Tubes are suddenly on everyone\u2019s radar and what Jeremy\u2019s amp building class at the American Wireless Communication Museum teaches you that spec sheets never will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the way, we connect the dots between Talk Talk\u2019s obsessive studio craft, Miles Davis with Jimmy Cobb\u2019s unshakable timing, and the Tron soundtrack, while getting very real about tube amp safety; from blown parts to painful zaps, because high voltage does not care how experienced you think you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Sponsors<\/strong>: Thank you to our sponsors <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kqzyfj.com\/56102ox52x4KPPLUOUKMPQOLPMP?sid=ytz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">SVS<\/a><\/strong> &amp; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shure.pxf.io\/c\/2488060\/879980\/12212?source=ecoustics&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shure.com%2Fen-US%2Fspecial-offers&amp;partnerpropertyid=2246678&amp;MediaPartnerPropertyId=2246678\" target=\"_blank\" 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class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoustics.com\/author\/mitch-anderson\/\">Mitch Anderson<\/a>, Host &amp; eCoustics Podcast Producer <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/black_circle_radio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@black_circle_radio<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoustics.com\/author\/eric-pye\/\">Eric Pye<\/a>, eCoustics Vintage Audio Columnist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/audioloveyyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@audioloveyyc<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoustics.com\/author\/jeremy-sikora\/\">Jeremy Sikora<\/a>, eCoustics Vintage Audio Columnist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/budget_audiophiler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@budget_audiophiler<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-related-links\">Related Links:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoustics.com\/articles\/fisher-400-tube-stereo-receiver\/\">The Fisher 400 Tube Receiver: The Budget Audiophiler<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoustics.com\/podcasts\/vintage-audio-series-episode-1\/\">Vintage Audio Series, Episode 1: Amplifiers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apos.audio\/collections\/apos-ray-vacuum-tubes?sca_ref=409794.Na6Rw12ycB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Buy Ray Tubes at Apos Audio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Credits:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Original intro music by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sourceoflightandpower.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Arc of All<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Voice Over Provided by Todd Harrell of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sspunlimited.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SSP Unlimited<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Production by Mitch Anderson,&nbsp;<a 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