I have a thing for high end audio equipment, especially anything that involves tube amps. Shown above is a beautiful prototype tube amp that was designed by Koichi Futatsumata of CASE-REAL for a Japanese electronics manufacture Elekit. While I haven’t been able to ferret out any pricing yet, or even find out if this thing has gone into production, I have my fingers crossed. If if is anything like the rest of Elekits DIY tube amp kits, it promises to deliver great sound at a comparatively inexpensive price.

If anyone has more info, please let me know.

Elekit

Koichi Futatsumata & CASE-REAL
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I’ve always been a fan of the simplistic style of Lexan products, and I have been tempted to buy some things like the tykho radio in the past. The only thing that has stopped me is that the pricing seemed just barely out of the affordable range. Because Lexan is scaling back it’s line of product Unica Home has some great deals on Lexan items. Discounts are from 30% – 40% off which brings the tykho radio down to $32! Now that’s what I call affordable, now the only question is do I want blue or green?

Lexan 30% – 40% off at Unica Home

For all those iPod/iPhone lovers out there, there is a new radio alarm clock out that is as good looking as your coveted music player. The Vers 1.5R is the little brother of the Vers 2X stereo that was released a while ago. Just because it is the little guy in the family line doesn’t mean that it has any less features however. The 1.5R adds a alarm clock and radio to the previous design and is still available in a range os sustainably styled wood casings. Unfortunately all that high style and technology puts the price close to $200. The good news is that you can currently save $50 by using the discount code “wood” while checking out.

Available from Vers Audio for $150 (after discount)