Table of Contents

Cover image

Title page

Copyright page

Introduction

Preamplifiers and related matters

1: Advanced preamplifier design

Audio circuitry

Level detection circuitry

Noise gate

2: High-performance preamplifier

Disc input stage

Construction

3: Precision preamplifier

Architecture

Subsonic filter

High-impedance buffer

Tone-control stage

Active gain-control stage

Power supply

Construction

4: Design of moving-coil head amplifiers

Design problems

A new approach

The final circuit

Comparing performance parameters

Practice

5: Precision preamplifier ’96, Part I

The evolution of preamplifiers

Design philosophy

The preamp gain structure

Disc input

Moving-coil input criteria

The moving-magnet input stage

In search of accurate RIAA

Noise considerations

Circuit details

6: Precision ...

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