But if you take that same tone through the same amp at the same volume, but only play it for half a second, it won’t seem nearly as loud. The VU meter perfectly reflects that — the continuous ...

Humans love visualising music, whether it’s in the form of an inscrutable equation drawing squiggles in Winamp, or a simple VU meter pulsing with the beat. This build from [mircemk] is of the ...

But the flagship feature the brand has become known for (that McIntosh fans may find familiar) is the amplifiers glowing blue VU meters that have been the brand’s signature since 2003.