AudioFederation - Catalog of High-End Audio Preamplifiers

These tables list preamplifiers by the type of experience they were apparently designed to produce. Secondary characteristics of an peramplifier, if any, are listed in order of significance. There are no better or best in these lists - just different. We have personally heard all of these preamplifiers, enough times to have determined their sound or 'purpose' in life.

Impressive - Exaggerated bass and/or dynamics and/or detail
Sophisticated - Detailed with finesse, nice to listen to, pleasant
Workhorse - Competent with no real intention to do anything specific especially well
Sweet - Exaggerated harmonics and/or warmth
Natural - Timbre and tone are correct, everything else well balanced
Emotional - Music often pulls at heart strings
Real/Truth - Transparent, accurate
Magical/Spiritual - Precipitates psychological effects other than what might be expected