Krell just announced their flagship Illusion and lower-cost Illusion II stereo preamplifiers. The $15,000 Illusion preamp separates the power supply from the audio circuitry, while the $7,000 Illusion ...

Parasound just introduced the Zpre3, its third generation stereo preamplifier for custom installation, in its Z-Custom half-rack-width product line. It succeeds the Zpre2 from 11 years ago. The ...

Esoteric has launched two new audio products with the N-05XE Network DAC Preamplifier and S-05XE Class A Stereo Power Amplifier, shipping Spring 2026. The N-05XE network DAC preamplifier features next ...

This one compact hi-fi component unites all digital and analog sources.

That Corp recently announced the That5171 SPI (serial-peripheral-interface)-controlled digital attenuator. The fully differential device serves as part of a differential-audio-signal path. You can set ...

Not everyone has jumped into the multi-channel audio arms race, and the last time we checked, the majority of music was available in two-channel stereo format. Rotel has introduced a new set of ...

The Ayre KX-R Twenty costs as much as a car, but its designer claims the Pono Player will sound almost as good as the preamp! Steve Guttenberg Former contributor Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve ...

Orange, Conn. — Krell Industries plans shipments next week of a pair of high-end stereo preamplifiers designed to match the performance levels of select high-power Class A amplifiers shipped last week ...

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 ...

The use of Motorola TCA5500 in this circuit is for the functionality of a tone adjustment which will be implemented in a stereo preamplifier. Preamplifier (pre-amp) – a device normally used together ...

The Yamaha C-5000/M-5000 pairing is an impressive, well-engineered performer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. America’s venerable audio brand McIntosh has just announced ...