EMOTION TUBE DRIVER

Dimensions: 8.5 ” H x 17″ W x 14 ” D (21.6cm H x 43.2cm W x 35.6cm D) including tubes and connectors & controls.

Dual 3-pin & 4-pin XLR and 1/4″ stereo TRS outputs.

Balanced choke-filtered 2A3 filament supplies.

Point-to-point hand-wired audio circuitry using carefully selected audiophile components.

Output transformers custom made to DNA’s specifications in the USA.

Purist class A single-ended zero feedback triode design.

As a whole, it’s a nice combination of vintage tech (vacuum tubes) and modern industrial design. In contrast, the combination of powder-coating, raw metal, glass, and bakelite dress the Stratus up in a pleasing mix of high-quality materials. The technicolor Stratus has a glossy, cerulean paint job with natural aluminum accoutrement and laser-engraved badging.Īsymmetry in the Stratus layout communicates a simple form-follows-function design philosophy. Whereas Eddie Current’s catalog of “ apperati audiophili” evokes an almost Victorian laboratory vibe, Donald North Audio pushes the 2A3 into a candy-coated future. See The Studio on Eddie Current’s website! Donald North Audio – Stratus The sky-blue DNA Stratus

Dimensions: 19″L x 14″W x 10.5H (with tubes).

Hand-wired point to point signal circuit.

High-frequency AC on output tube heaters.

Interstage transformers eliminate capacitors in the signal path.

Cinemag output transformers with tertiary winding for lowest distortion.

EMOTION TUBE DRIVER

417A / 5842Q driver (includes two 5842Q and two 6D22S tubes).Parallel single-ended 2A3 output stage improves damping factor and power over single 2A3 amplifiers.It’s a wonderfully cohesive visual statement without becoming overdone. The hefty enclosure is a great complement to the candle-like glow of the (four!) 2A3 heaters you could probably study a copy of the Necronomicon by the light of this amp. The Studio’s monolithic black-on-black style, control hieroglyphs, and subtle case details add up to an almost-sinister art deco feel. Most of Eddie Current’s amplifiers look like perfectly regular devices you’d find in your garage or basement…provided you are a uniquely progressive scientist intent on transanimating ghoulish sidekicks by way of high voltage electricity. Here are some great examples with a variety of aesthetic design influences! Eddie Current – Studio The slightly menacing Studio The gear we use is our interface with the music in some cases, even the gear itself rises to the level of an art. While the circuits themselves play an undeniable role in creating quality audio, visual design also has its place in a user’s overall experience and enjoyment. With the relatively modest power needed by most headphones, tube amplifiers have made a comeback to many audio enthusiasts’ desktops and audio racks. In the words of Saul Bass, which Duncan lives his life by, “Interesting things happen when the creative impulse is cultivated with curiosity, freedom and intensity”.Vacuum tubes are as much about the sonics as they are about the aesthetics celebrate great visual design in tube amplification with this list of our favorites! I like to think the Tube inspired me back then, and I feel just as inspired today. So now I’m surrounded by great designers at Dunk Design and I see the power of colour at work almost every day.

It was then I knew I had to learn more about how design, art and marketing can come together to connect people.

I’d studied the famous branding identity case studies but I hadn’t seen a brand identity like London Transport – living breathing and splashing colour across a city like it was it’s own personal canvas. I had studied marketing at University in Australia but I’d never been exposed to the power of design like I was seeing on that cold day back in February 1992. It was the flash of a red bus, the glimpse of the London Transport roundel and the rainbow of colours that make up our tube map that mesmerized me. London taught me the power of colour in communication and connecting with different people from all over the world. The irony is that you can’t survive in London without a lot of black in your wardrobe, yet I remember that first day in London as being one of the most colourful of my life.

This city, that has a style that is so eclectic yet so uniform, has a colour that can be blinding. I was overwhelmed the opportunity, the people and the colour (which is hard to imagine from a city that seems so grey on a day like today). I arrived in London for the first time back in 1992.

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