Posts with tag "hybrid preamplifier"

American company Schiit Audio has introduced the Freya 2 preamplifier, distinguished by its ability to flexibly reconfigure the amplification circuitry. At the heart of the new model is the proprietary Fusion Architecture, which combines four vacuum tubes with depletion-mode MOSFET transistors. Users can choose between five operating modes: passive, all-tube, all-solid-state, and two hybrid configurations in which tubes are employed either for voltage amplification or current amplification.

Vincent Audio has updated its SA-32 hybrid preamplifier with a new version designated SA-32MK. The key addition is a Bluetooth module, allowing music to be streamed directly from a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. However, the manufacturer has not expanded the digital section any further: unlike the anniversary SA-32 AE model, the SA-32MK offers no other digital interfaces.

Vincent Audio has released a special limited-edition version of its SA-32 AE hybrid preamplifier. The model is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Powerline series, whose history began in 1996 with the SA-31, continued with the SA-31 MK, and later with the current SA-32, introduced in 2017. The anniversary version will be produced in a limited run of just 200 units.