The most recent installment of [Dino Segovis’] Hack a Week covers the construction of a simple NPN transistor audio preamp. Some time ago, he built a small audio amplifier using an LM386 which ...

The first chip is a low-noise audio preamp and the other is a balanced line driver. In part 2, we get to see [Curt] go from breadboard testing to PCB fabrication all the way to the finished rack ...

Although TEAC’s Reference 500 series includes UD models that combine both analog and digital features such as a DAC, the ...

Sony gives the MDR-M1 a newly designed 40mm dynamic driver with a neodymium magnet. They’ve re-tuned the driver to achieve a ...

An integrated amplifier combines a stereo amplifier to power your speakers with a preamplifier to process incoming audio signals and ... which is why the Sony STR-DH190 has remained our top ...

Learn more Quad, the revered British hi-fi company, has a long history of delivering high-end audio components that look and sound ... But the Quad 303 stereo amplifier and Quad 33 preamplifier — both ...

Each preamplifier has 16 inputs, including 9 analog and 7 digital connections. From analog to digital, the C55 and C2800can accommodate a wide range of audio sources, including turntables via ...

The output is boosted to a level equivalent to other audio sources such as tapes and CDs, and RIAA equalization is required to restore the original signal. Typically built into an audio or A/V ...

An electronic circuit or stand-alone device that boosts microphone input. A mic preamp is used to adjust the volume of the signal sent to powered speakers or an amplifier. Unlike a phono preamp ...

They sound incredible, feature some great noise canceling, and you won't notice them over the course of the day thanks to the ...

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While the basic technology behind turntables hasn't changed much in the last decade or so, the surrounding audio ecosystem ...