List Of Small Company Tube Amps


I just love tube amps and I’m always wondering what small guy out there is making stellar amps under the radar.  I’m only talking somewhat affordable gear, definitely under 10k new. More like 2-5k is what I’m thinking. I’ll start the list but I’m sure there are a ton that I’ll miss.  Obviously feel free to express your preferences. Some of these might have international distribution but I feel they have a small enough presence in the US that they kind of count. 

Decware, may not count any longer but one of the originals

Aric Audio

La Dolce Audio

Tomcat Audio

Lab 12

Octave 

Audio Hungary 

Space-tech Labs 

Musical Paradise 

Triode Labs

Fezz

Synthesis

Analog Ethos

Brunoco Audio

Audio Mirror, getting pricey though. 
 

 

 

 

 

brylandgoodman

Cayin,they make great tube amps  for under 2,000.I have owned a,50MT for years...

McGary Audio out of Gainesville , This amps is way up there with the big guys for sound way above its pay grade.

Margules Amplifiers are also a great value.

Shame you have to toot your own horn; I guess folks consider you ‘large.’

@oldrooney That might be because we've been around for so long (46 years). IMO getting into this sport should be for fun and not to make money so we've always been a smaller company, which isn't the same as saying we didn't have an influence, for example we introduced the use of balanced lines to high end audio.

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At this point it should be pretty obvious there are more small manufacturers of tube equipment than there was in 1957...

Icon Audio UK...Their ST30SE is truly a world class amp combining a PASSIVE,Triode pre amp with low feedback,Class A,Single Ended KT150 power tubes & user adjustable Triode/Ultralinear operation..