For
Newcomers shopping for their first tube amp
You will learn
  • Match your room and music to a topology
  • Read the trade-off behind each amp profile
  • Land on three honest candidates, not a top-10
Before you start
How loud is X watts?
Time & level
4 minBeginner
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Beginner · Decision tree

Choose your first amp

Six honest questions, six honest amp profiles. We tell you the trade-offs, not just the headline.

Choose your first amp

Six questions. We rank the three amp profiles that fit you — with the matching tubes, typical wattage, and the trade-off honestly stated.

1. Budget tier?
2. Room size?
3. Main sources?
4. Most-played music?
5. Speaker sensitivity?
6. Listening style?

Answer all 6 questions to see your matches.

Heuristic scoring, no LLM — the weights are documented in the source. Use this as a conversation-starter with your favourite tech, not as a buying decision on its own.