How to Use preamp in a Sentence

preamp

noun

• But more seasoned stereophiles may want to curate their own preamp choice.
  — Jim Allen, Popular Mechanics, 23 Nov. 2020
• The turntable goes into our preamp, which is a Conrad Johnson.
  — Sophie Kemp, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2019
• The Apollo Twin has built-in preamps and works with both Windows and Mac computers.
  — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2020
• However, bear in mind the turntable would need to have a phono preamp as the speakers don’t include a phono stage for turntables.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
• There’s even a preamp output stage for those people who might want to connect the Cyrus One Cast to a larger power amp.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
• An affordable tube for a guitar preamp is now roughly $30, meaning the company can spend about $90 to get one tube that meets its standards.
  — Roy Furchgott, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2023
• The insider lingo, such as counterweight, cartridge, preamp and rumble rating, is enough to make your head spin.
  — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
• The phono setting delivers the unaltered signal from the phono cartridge, which must be used with a phono preamp or the phono input of a receiver or amplifier.
  — Star Tribune, 31 July 2020
• The phono preamp can also be turned off for connecting the turntable to an amplifier that already has a dedicated phono input.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 3 May 2022
• In addition to two sets of speaker outputs, the C 399 has preamp output jacks and dual subwoofer outputs for attaching to a power amp or adding some low-level grunt.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021
• That requires a preamp, either built into your turntable, as part of your stereo system’s amplifier, or as a separate device.
  — Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2020
• Handmade in England, the rack-mountable preamp is intended for professional use in studios but is equally suited to the best home stereos.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2022
• In addition to two sets of speaker outputs, the C 389 has two subwoofer outputs, preamp outputs, plus a dedicated headphone amp.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 17 May 2022
• But those who appreciate the old-school design will want to take a cue from its nod toward nostalgia and try the analog option: There are jacks for 3.5mm and RCA cables to hook up a turntable, and there’s already a built-in preamp for it.
  — Matthew Kronsberg, Bloomberg.com, 8 May 2017
• The takeaway here is that a sound system consisting of an amplifier based on the 3e board—which costs $49—along with a good digital-to-analog converter and a preamp can give you sound that can hold its own against a high-end amp.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2018
• Broadcom then stopped preamp shipments in February 2017, Western Digital wrote, though the cutoff was temporary.
  — Don Clark, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2018
• Recording serious audio through a microphone tends to require a bounty of equipment: XLR cables, preamps, audio interfaces, and more.
  — Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2020
• This preamp features separate audio and control sections, each relegated to its own chassis.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2022
• Wrapped in an insanely sturdy rack mountable metal chassis and stylish to boot, this preamp-EQ-compressor combo excels on any source and is great for bringing life to otherwise dull-sounding material.
  — Popular Science, 24 June 2020
• Broadcom executives demanded that Western Digital commit to buying 100 percent of its preamps from their company, a gambit to block new rivals, the document said.
  — Don Clark, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2018
• With onboard preamps and pickups, these let artists play large venues with acoustic guitars without putting a mic directly on the instrument, which is a logistical hassle that can result in volume inconsistency and feedback issues.
  — Henry Robertson, Popular Mechanics, 22 Jan. 2019
• Moving-coil cartridges, which have a lower output than moving-magnet versions and other types, require intermediate amplification or a transformer to step up the output voltage sufficiently to drive the preamp.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024