What Is a Preamp, and Do I Really Need One?

If you’ve wondered what a preamplifier is, what it exactly does, and whether your audio setup is missing one, we’ve got the ...
MusicRadar

“You’ll notice when you play it. You hit this pedal on and your amp just becomes huge… It’s just this big, big sound”: EarthQuaker Devices and Dr Z team up for a tub…

The ZEQD-Pre has an EF86 pentode just like Dr Z's sweet high-end amps, and it might just give your rig the analogue warmth, ...

I switched to a digital preamp for music streaming, and it was the best decision ever

If you stream your music and want better audio than a Bluetooth speaker can offer, the WiiM Amp Ultra is the way to go.
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TEAC’s HA-507 Headphone Amp and Preamp Eschews Digital Circuitry For All-Analog Experience

At $1,999, the Technics HA-507 is a pure analog headphone amplifier and preamplifier with a balanced/dual mono configuration. Although TEAC’s Reference 500 series includes UD models that combine both ...
EDN

FET Preamplifier Circuit

The circuit is a sensitive preamplifier using an N-Channel FET and a PNP transistor. This combination gives high input impedance and low output impedance with stabilized gain. Any general purpose PNP ...