At $13,000, the Esoteric N-05XE combines streaming, DAC, preamp, and headphone amp duties into a Tokyo-built hub that impressed at AXPONA 2026.

Esoteric’s N-05XE and S-05XE combine flagship DAC, streaming, balanced preamp, serious headphone amp, and Class A power—but at $26,500, is this the most future-proof “affordable” reference system?

According to the brand, it promises "an audiophile-grade vinyl experience at an entry-level price point.

Swiss hi-fi brand Nagra is introducing a brand new preamplifier to the world, and with it, an entirely new product range. The new Preamp II-S acts as the flagbearer for Nagra's all-new Series II, a ...

Priced at $950, the two-channel Parasound Halo P 5 isn't your average preamplifier, in that it has a feature set beyond a handful of analog inputs. Nice aesthetic, good price; is it for you? Input ...

SAN FRANCISCO (7/24/07) - Parasound has introduced the precision Model 2100 stereo preamplifier in its high-value NewClassic series of components for custom installation. In keeping with Parasound's ...

TEAC announces its new HA-507, a Reference 500 Series pure analog headphone amplifier/preamplifier that incorporates TEAC’s premium audio technologies to achieve a crazy level of sound quality.

British hi-fi brand Exposure has added a preamplifier and stereo power amplifier to its 3510 series of hi-fi separates. First announced in 2021, the 3510 integrated amplifier kicked off the new series ...

Preamplifiers are standard building-blocks often required in the analog world. Whether it’s needed for a low-level sensor output voltage or current, or the minute RF signal from an antenna, the preamp ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

A preamplifier circuit with a very low noise characteristic can be built by simply combining a FET transistor with a bipolar one. The input impedance of the preamp circuit is almost the same as the ...