preamp

I'm looking at replacing my Topping A50s with the SP400 as a headphone amp/preamp to my speaker amp. I'm curious to know if the input impedance stated by SMSL is real because my DAC (Denafrips Ares II) has oddly high output impedance which doesn't play well with the A50s' strangely low input...

As I'm in the process of searching for a good dac and preamp (possibly only a dac used as preamp) I was wondering how reliable the top options really are? I'm a big fan of a well engineered product, both in measurements and in usability and reliability. I guess pretty much everybody is... But...

Purchased at Amazon in hope of obtaining some "free" gain for dynamic microphones. Admittedly, I was lured by the comment made in the name of Ramesh Singaram: Clean gain? Initial voice recording sounded distorted, so I decided to measure the device. All done via loopback on Audient ID4 mk II...

I’m looking for a streaming pre-amp solution that comes with analog Input (RCA). I will be pairing this with purifi based Boxem Amp, feeding into Monitor Audio Silver 300s Towers. My Music Sources : LPs that I play through Music Hall Classic Turntable (this has a built in phono-preamp) and...

Looking at various fet-based inline preamps, they all tend to have rather high impedance. For example, popular Klark CT-1 Input impedance 7 kΩ Maximum input level -15 dBu Output Impedance 2 k Maximum gain +25 dB, 10 kΩ load Maximum output level +10 dBu, 10 kΩ load Let's...

There are a few designs posted over the internet (4 FETs in line). Is there a preferred one given the components availability in 2022? Or "just buy the Fethead from Amazon" is the way to go?

Hi I would like to ask you a question: I recently bought the hifiman he400se and I want to know if the PreAmp Earman TR-AMP can amplify the he400se to its maximum volume? TR-AMP SPECIFICATIONS: HeadAmp THD+N (2.7V, 32R) <0.005% SNR >114dB Dinamic range >107dB Power: 16 Ω...

I just saw that Yulong just released an upgrade to the DA10 called the DA11, now with ES9038pro instead of an AK4497, and 5 watts of power at 32 ohms instead of 3. It has a 3.5mm single-ended headphone output and both 4.4 pentaconn and XLR “fully balanced” options. They’re purporting a SNR of...

Cambridge Audio CXN V2 Measurements (Streamer & DAC) Hey folks, Here is a quick review, measurements-based, of the Cambridge Audio CXN V2 streamer and DAC. It has been kindly loaned to me by @biglebowski. It was released in 2018 and is somehow quite popular in Europe. Actual MSRP in France...

I'm a new member of this forum, but I've been reading the posts here for a while. However, I haven't been able to find the right guidance, or perhaps I don't know where to look for what I might need. First, a little background about me. I am an older woman whose husband passed away several...

Hi gang, I went to the hassle of making a table that contains the specifications for ART’s various phono preamps. I currently have a Rega Fono Mini A2D with a dead USB port and am looking to replace it. Seeing as these are all under $100 and the DJPRE II did well here, I'm wondering how these...

I would like to use my dac with a headphone amp and a speaker amp. To this end, I am thinking of using the A90 XLR-out to connect to my Harman Kardon HK990's balaned input. Here's the hitch: The HK990 XLR input is not designed to be used with a preamp. That is to say, there is no way of...

Hi all, Created this thread to find mic preamps that will be good enough (and hopefully not too pricey) to match the Cosmos ADC's level of performance. How are the preamps below? I'm new to this but they appealed to me after a day of searching and shortlisting. Curious about any other...

Hello, I'm new to audiophile hobby. I am thinking of investing into separate DAC, Preamp and Power amp components. Please recommend me a preamp without inbuilt DAC (since I'll have it separately). Open to try both Tube and Solid state Balanced inputs/outputs are must Prefer HT bypass...

Hey everyone, second post here. I bought a used Denon S540H along with two KEF Q150 speakers, and while the sound is pretty great there is a lot of static noise that is coming through at medium-to-high volumes. I also feel like the sound could be a lot better. Aside from that, I hate the Heos...

Hi there. I'm trying to use Rew+RePhase+Eq Apo with my current setup: Amazon Music via laptop=>Topping D50s=>Rotel Rb 1552 (sensitivity 1.5 volts)=>Wharfedale Linton. I have built up several filters and noted that with some of them the music sounds a bit recessed. So I thought to insert a preamp...

Can anybody suggest a good preamp that is able to match well with the Onkyo M504 poweramp? I'm looking for one with a remote and doesn't have tubes since I don't want to deal with that. Price-wise 500-1k but if I cant get away with lower than that is fine. Maybe even a Dac/streamer with volume...

Qué tal chicos, les digo que en la aventura de la búsqueda interminable del sonido "correcto" para mí, estaba revisando las opciones de Dac DSD, luego entre consultas y detalles de mi manual AV (lo había leído a mitad de camino) descubrí que decodifica DSD. La cosa es que tengo un amplificador...

Dear all, first of all I would like to thank you for this forum! I'm going to 'build' my hi-fi system and I'm collecting a lot of important information reading your reviews and followiong some threads. I'm going to setup my system buying some long lasting brick (DAC) and using some stuff I...

Hi At the moment I'm feeding an RME ADI-2 DAC directly into a vintage Sony poweramp (TA-N77ES) with the attenuation on the amp set to bypass. I also have three tape decks (Nagra IV-S, Revox B77, and Sony WM-D6C) connected to the amp which I use with the amp's second input and using variable...