AutoStylin magazine
Product Review, page 74
April, 2004

Milbert Tube Amp Power

Way back when, before semiconductors (that's computer chips for you non-nerds) even existed, there was the vacuum tube. These things have been around for over 100 years, and have been largely replaced by transistors in audio equipment today. When you look at the vacuum tubes of 1900 and compare them with the ones of today, they work the same way, but the processes have been refined to the point where they are a viable solution for car and home audio.

The only disadvantage of vacuum tubes compared to transistors is the warm up time of 30 seconds to a minute, depending on the weather. The sound from a vacuum tube based amp like the BaM235 from Milbert simply leaves the transistor based audio equipment in the dust. The vacuum based system gives literally ZERO distortion to the input signal. The sound is unbelievably clear, as long as you have a high quality input signal. Garbage in, garbage out as they say in the programming field.

As for our tests, we're not sound engineers, we can't tell you about sine waves of impedance levels..all we know is the a live performance would not have the clarity and deepness of the sound that comes out of this amplifier. Even audio experts cannot tell you what a quantifiable difference in audio signal are between transistor and vacuum tube technology is. We heard a deep, clear sound that retained all of the bass of the original signal. They weren't kidding in the instruction manual to be aware of what's on your CD when using this amp. The crystal-clear signal made sirens and horns sound like they were really there, and brought a truly live experience to music and spoken tracks. Nothing can beat this amp. Though its price tag may put it out of your reach, if you're serious about car audio, or you have a showcar that needs something special, you need look no further than this amp!

 

 

Contact information for Milbert:
http://www.milbert.com
Phone: 301-963-9355
Milbert Amplifiers, POB 1027, Germantown, MD 20875

  Milbert Amplifiers, Inc. -- Vacuum Tube Car Audio Equipment Since 1986
PO Box 1027, Germantown, Maryland 20874 USA // 301-963-9355 // www.milbert.com