# Is a preamp necessary to improve sound quality?

**URL:** <https://forum.psaudio.com/t/is-a-preamp-necessary-to-improve-sound-quality/17930>\
**Category:** Preamplifiers\
**Created:** [July 11, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/is-a-preamp-necessary-to-improve-sound-quality/17930 "2020-07-11T19:38:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![psalvet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/psalvet/32/51181_2.png) [@psalvet](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/psalvet)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/is-a-preamp-necessary-to-improve-sound-quality/17930/93 "2020-07-16T20:56:26Z")

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Rob, more realism in musical reproduction is always welcome. Affordability is a different matter. Once I put the preamp in my rig and give it some burn in time I’ll know the degree of improvement and weather it is significant enough to matter to me.

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