Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. As part of its ongoing 30th-anniversary celebrations this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Probably one of the most celebrated amplifiers ever ...

There’s magic in an LP’s grooves, and the ModWright PH 9.0 phono preamp lets you hear more of it. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a ...

Over the years I’ve become a student of mic preamp design, building and modifying several along the way and learning a little more each time. Usually, I worked from a kit or published set of plans.

Cranborne Audio has introduced its new Camden EC1, a desktop preamp with analog saturation and a headphone amplifier with a discrete line mixer built-in, all fit in a half-rack chassis, making it ...

Nagra’s $24,500 PREAMP II-S is considered one of the company’s more affordable preamps. That alone tells you exactly who this is for—and who it isn’t. That it also likely sounds superb is almost ...

A microphone preamp circuit is used to amplify a microphone’s output signal to match the input level of the devices following it in the signal chain. Matching the peaks of the microphone’s signal ...

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 ...

Fosi Audio ZH3 DAC/Headphone Amp/Preamp offers balanced outputs, ultra-low noise, high-res support, and replaceable op-amps for $199.99. Fosi Audio has officially unveiled the ZH3, an all-in-one ...