Leander Kahney

Tube Amps for iPod

The New York Times has a roundup of vacuum tube amplifiers for the iPod: BOTH the Cocoon and the Fatman come with a pair of white cotton gloves, to be worn to protect the high-gloss metal surfaces from fingerprints during handling. To assemble and try out both machines, I donned a set of the gloves, […]

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The New York Times has a roundup of vacuum tube amplifiers for the iPod:

BOTH the Cocoon and the Fatman come with a pair of white cotton gloves, to be worn to protect the high-gloss metal surfaces from fingerprints during handling. To assemble and try out both machines, I donned a set of the gloves, as did a friend who helped me.