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Preamplifiers & phono stages

Line preamplifiers and phono stages. 42 brands in our guide.

Accustic ArtsAccustic Arts is a German electronics maker based in Lauffen am Neckar in Baden-Württemberg. The brand was… AdvantageAdvantage was the brand under which the Swedish designer Mikael Bladelius first sold his electronics, in a… AloiaAloia is an Italian amplifier brand created by Bartolomeo Aloia, a designer often described as one of the… AnthemAnthem is a Canadian electronics brand created in the mid-1990s by the team behind Paradigm loudspeakers, and… ATCATC, short for Acoustic Transducer Company, is a British loudspeaker maker founded in London in 1974 by Billy… Audio ResearchAudio Research is an American maker of valve (tube) amplification, founded in Minneapolis in 1970 by William… Audio SynthesisAudio Synthesis is a British company that began trading in 1987, following Ben Duncan's "Supertuning CD"… AudionAudion is a British maker of valve amplifiers based in Brighton, established in the late 1980s. Its founders… Ayon AudioAyon Audio is an Austrian maker of valve amplifiers and digital sources, founded and led by Gerhard Hirt… Balanced Audio TechnologyBalanced Audio Technology, usually known as BAT, is an American electronics company based in Delaware… BoulderBoulder Amplifiers is an American company based in Colorado, founded by Jeff Nelson. It began by making… BurmesterBurmester Audiosysteme is a German high-end company founded in Berlin in 1977 by Dieter Burmester, an… CanorCanor is a Slovakian maker of valve and hybrid electronics based in Prešov, founded in the mid-1990s. The… Chord ElectronicsChord Electronics is a British company based in Kent, founded in 1989 by John Franks. Franks had an… CodaCoda Technologies is an American amplifier maker based in California, formed by engineers with backgrounds at… Convergent Audio TechnologyConvergent Audio Technology, known as CAT, is an American maker of valve electronics founded by the designer… CoplandCopland is a Danish electronics company founded in the mid-1980s by Ole Møller, and it has long been… darTZeeldarTZeel is a Swiss amplifier maker based near Geneva, founded by the engineer Hervé Delétraz, who spent many… ElectrocompanietElectrocompaniet is a Norwegian electronics company founded in 1973. Its first product, the "2-Channel… Exemplar AudioExemplar Audio is an American company run by the designer John Tucker, who began it as a full-time business… GamutGamut is a Danish high-end company that makes both electronics and loudspeakers. It first became known for… HalcroHalcro is an Australian amplifier maker founded by Bruce Candy, a scientist who had previously worked on… HovlandHovland Company is an American firm from California, founded by Chris Hovland, that first became known not… KrellKrell Industries is an American amplifier maker founded in Connecticut in 1980 by Dan and Rondi D'Agostino… LumleyLumley, also known as Lumley Reference Systems, is a British hi-fi company known for valve amplifiers… MarantzMarantz was founded in New York in 1953 by Saul Marantz, an amateur musician and engineer whose first… MastersoundMastersound is an Italian maker of valve amplifiers based in the province of Vicenza, founded in 1994 by… MBLMBL is a German high-end company based in Berlin, founded in 1979 by Wolfgang Meletzky. It is best known for… Michell EngineeringMichell Engineering is a British precision engineering company founded by John Michell and based in… Musical FidelityMusical Fidelity is a British electronics company founded in 1982 by Antony Michaelson, a clarinettist as… Pass LabsPass Labs is an American amplifier company based in California, founded in 1991 by Nelson Pass, who had… PrimaLunaPrimaLuna is a Dutch brand of valve amplifiers founded in 2003 by Herman van den Dungen. Its products are… PS AudioPS Audio is an American company based in Boulder, Colorado, founded in 1973 by Paul McGowan and Stan Warren… QuadQuad is one of the most famous names in British hi-fi. The company was founded in 1936 by Peter Walker as the… Red Rose MusicRed Rose Music was an American hi-fi company run by Mark Levinson, the designer who had founded the famous… Tenor AudioTenor Audio is a Canadian amplifier maker founded in Montreal around the end of the 1990s by François Lemay… Thule AudioThule Audio was a Danish electronics company whose amplifiers, preamplifiers and CD and DVD players were… VincentVincent is a German hi-fi brand from the distributor Sintron, which designs its products in Germany and has… Vitus AudioVitus Audio is a Danish maker of high-end solid-state electronics, founded and led by the designer Hans-Ole… VTLVTL, the Vacuum Tube Logic company, is an American maker of valve amplifiers based in California. It was… WoodsideWoodside is a British maker of valve amplifiers associated with John Widgery, with roots in the classic… YpsilonYpsilon Electronics is a Greek high-end company based near Athens and led by its designer Demetris Baklavas…

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