Preamplifiers — Hifiverse audio equipment catalog

The Nagra Reference Preamp has become the flagship of the Nagra Audio preamplifier line and, according to the manufacturer, will be the perfect partner for the new Reference Amp monoblocks. The Reference series components, which include the Reference Turntable, the Reference DAC, the Reference Preamp and the Reference Amp mono power amplifier. The Reference Preamp sets a new standard for analog preamplification.

Fully discrete, balanced Dual Monaural line-stage (preamplifier) with heavily regulated and filtered power supplies and extreme wide-bandwidth frequency responses.

The Audiolab 9000Q preamplifier is equipped with a DAC unit based on the ES9038PRO chip from ESS Technology. The DAC module is capable of decoding PCM audio up to 32-bit/768 kHz and DSD up to 22.5 MHz (DSD512), as well as MQA. There is also Bluetooth version 5.0 with support for aptX HD and LDAC codecs. Analog connectivity includes three unbalanced line inputs on RCA connectors and one balanced XLR, as well as a phono input for working with moving magnet (MM) cartridges, which has been further improved compared to that installed in the 9000A integrated amplifier.

The amplification stages in the Riviera Audio Labs APL1 operate in pure class A. Riviera Audio Labs APL1 uses a more powerful power transformer and a capacitor block of the power supply filter. The preamplifier also uses an input transformer circuit for both types of inputs.

The manufacturer states that this model was developed as a linear preamplifier that combines the rich and mature sound of the G-70 with the power of the flagship G-1000.

The TEAC HA-507 model is made as a fully balanced scheme with a “dual mono” configuration and is capable of providing an output power of up to 6.7 Wt per channel when driving headphones with a nominal impedance of 32 ohms with a balanced connection, which makes it suitable for working with a wide range of headphones.

QUAD has announced the revival of its legendary QUAD 33 preamplifier.

hARt Lab Tune Two is a new High End preamplifier with on-board digital-to analog converter, streamer, phonostage and headphones output.

Marantz LINK 10n is a reference-class preamplifier with a built-in network audio player, developed using advanced Marantz technologies that made MODEL 10 and SACD 10