Antique Sound Labs


A recent post on Chinese tube amps jogged my memory of this brand.  I'm a SS guy, so all I know about them is that they created a minor sensation 20+? years ago with an 8 watt tube monoblock amp for $99.  They seemed pretty prolific, with an array of amps using a variety of tubes.

Did they survive their brush with tube world fame (hah!) and the resulting demand for product?  Are they still around in a meaningful way?  Any opinions out there on their gear and place in the market?

petaluman

Showing 1 response by mulveling

I remember when I first got into higher quality audio with headphones, in the early 2000s, their MG Head tube headphone amp was quite popular - but that fizzled quickly as the headphone amp market rapidly developed. Then I remember seeing their Hurricane amps over the years - impressive looking. Haven’t heard much discussion about them lately. I’m also curious what happened.