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product_id: 454077349
title: "A1 Vacuum Tube Phono Preamp, Headphone Amp, Hi-Fi Audiophile Preamplifier for MM Turntable Record Player with Tone Control for Home Stereo Audio System"
brand: "ampapa"
price: "41296 som"
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# Low-noise integrated circuit for crystal-clear audio Classic JAN GE5654 vacuum tubes for warm, rich sound Precision CNC-machined aluminum shell & knobs A1 Vacuum Tube Phono Preamp, Headphone Amp, Hi-Fi Audiophile Preamplifier for MM Turntable Record Player with Tone Control for Home Stereo Audio System

**Brand:** ampapa
**Price:** 41296 som
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Elevate your vinyl ritual with tube-powered clarity and style!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** A1 Vacuum Tube Phono Preamp, Headphone Amp, Hi-Fi Audiophile Preamplifier for MM Turntable Record Player with Tone Control for Home Stereo Audio System by ampapa
- **How much does it cost?** 41296 som with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kg](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/454077349-a1-vacuum-tube-phono-preamp-headphone-amp-hi-fi-audiophile)

## Best For

- ampapa enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted ampapa brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Seamless Compatibility Across Devices:** Effortlessly amplify signals from MM turntables, MP3 players, tablets, and more—perfectly driving your favorite headphones and active speakers.
- • **Vintage Tube Warmth Meets Modern Precision:** Experience the iconic warmth and musicality of JAN GE5654 vacuum tubes, elevating every vinyl spin with rich detail and dynamic depth.
- • **Sleek, Durable Design That Commands Attention:** Crafted with CNC-machined aluminum and die-cast molding, the A1 adds a premium, modern aesthetic to any desktop or stereo setup.
- • **Customizable Tone Control for Audiophile Tuning:** Fine-tune your bass and treble with smooth rotary knobs, tailoring your soundstage to match your unique listening vibe.
- • **Low-Noise Circuitry for Pure, Feedback-Free Playback:** Engineered with advanced components to eliminate hiss and feedback, ensuring your music sounds as pristine as the artist intended.

## Overview

The AMPAPA A1 Vacuum Tube Phono Preamp is a high-fidelity audiophile preamplifier designed for MM turntables and various audio sources. Featuring classic JAN GE5654 vacuum tubes, it delivers warm, detailed sound with adjustable tone controls. Its precision CNC-machined aluminum chassis and low-noise circuitry ensure both durability and pristine audio quality. Compatible with a wide range of headphones and active speakers, the A1 offers a seamless, feedback-free listening experience that transforms any home stereo setup.

## Description

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Review: Absolutely Amazing. This company knows... - What a great product! My old preamp was creating feedback at about half volume. I basically stopped playing vinyl because of this. Sure, it was half the price of this but there's a reason why. My albums sound pure with zero feedback. I really like to be able to adjust base and treble settings as well as the input volume. It did take me a while to tweak the settings between my receivers inputs in an effort to find which one worked best for my system. I don't have an RCA phono input which creates a problem. There's very few RCA inputs in today's receivers, specifically the Denon that I have. Very heavy on multiple HDMI inputs. The one that actually worked best for me was the Blu-ray RCA input. Hope that helps someone. I have absolutely nothing negative to say about this preamp. It does what it's supposed to do and it does it in spades. I really like the on/off switch on top of the unit. It's very well laid out and very well thought out. For the price, you just can't go wrong. It's also very pretty to look at...
Review: Excellent at this price point - There's only a couple of reviews so far and most of us buying here rely on these to make purchases, so here's my take on this phono amp relative to the reviews that existed at the time of my purchase. 2 star review-Too bright? Maybe, but the criticism lacks context when there are so many other factors that go into the sound. Starting with your stylus/cartridge all the way through to the quality of your speakers. Review mentions a study I am absolutely not going to ever read, but fails to mention you can roll the tubes. You need spares anyway, so skip the reading and have some fun with different(but compatible) tubes. Worst case you add a Schiit EQ after it for around $150. One of the 4 star reviews mentions the issue through his phones is likely his cord...huh? Hard to ding the amp for that. Runs my Bose (and no- I don't know the model number) headphones just fine. The other 4 star seems to love it and never mentions why it deducted a star. . That only leaves the 5 star reviews, of which this is one. Just understand that it's 5 stars in it's class, or price point. Face it, you get what you pay for and this integrates the phono preamp, some EQ, and it's also a headphone amp. So what I really wanted to know is does it outperform it's cost relative to others? Absolutely! I have a $500 Fluance Rt85 with an Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge, this ampapa amp, and Fluance's Ai61 active speakers ($300) I have pretty good RCA cable linking everything and it's all properly grounded. No feedback or ground loops in any of my configurations, and between the Fluance PA10, a Gogroove EQ, headphone preamp- both around $100, this thing blows them both away. Not only is the noise or hiss almost completely gone, the sound was measurably better, and trust me I have been struggling to determine if one thing sounds better than another and this was really, really noticeable. My verdict, if your whole setup is in the thousand dollar range this thing is excellent. If your looking to spend two grand then your options really open up and this may not be your best purchase, though I can't say for sure that it wouldn't support a better turntable/speaker combination than mine and let you free up cash for those other components. Though they advertise a connection to Washington State, this is a Chinese made product. Nothing wrong with that at all... I opted to not go with 3 separate Schiit products to get the same capability and saved around $300. Wish I could hear them side by side to give my impression in case anyone else is wondering which way to go, especially because I already appear to be spending that savings on other tubes...

## Features

- Phono Stage / Audio Pre-Amplifier / Headphone Amp: Ampapa A1, designed to amplify the low audio signal from your MM turntables, Phonograph, MP3, MP4, phone, tablet, PC, CD player, lossles music player etc. Phono Preamp is easier to drive amplifiers, active speakers and most headphones such as HD650 / K701 / DT770 / ATH-M50X / T1 / T90 / SR325 / RS1e etc.
- Retro Tube Sound & Tone Control: With classic JAN GE5654 vacuum tubes, phono tube preamp reveals warm and fine sound, highlights great musicality and improves everything associated with music such as detail, transparency, immediacy, richness, dynamic etc. Except the delicate and smooth sound, can be enjoyed via rotating treble/bass knobs or change other tubes according to one's preference.
- Advanced & Considerate Design Concept: Tube phono preamp is the first product carefully designed by our senior audio experts in Washington after lots of researches, who are always devoted to exploring the design and craft innovation of HiFi and providing extreme listening experience for audiophiles via tube preamplifier for turntable.
- Unprecedented Surpass in Functions & Looking: Advanced design and high-end components to build low-noise integrated circuit and ensure clean sound. Solid aluminum knobs, unique shell made of aluminum with whole die-casting molding and CNC machined, all styles of desktop space can be decorated perfectly with A1's warm orange or cool green lights.
- Unprecedented Surpass in Functions & Looking: The phono preamp has advanced design and high-end components to build low-noise integrated circuit and ensure clean sound. Solid aluminum knobs, unique shell made of aluminum with whole die-casting molding and CNC machined, all styles of desktop space can be decorated perfectly with A1's warm orange or cool green lights.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B09YY3FBCT |
| Best Sellers Rank | #33,304 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #23 in Audio Component Preamplifiers |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (353) |
| Date First Available | April 27, 2022 |
| Item Weight | 13.6 ounces |
| Item model number | A1 |
| Manufacturer | AMPAPA |
| Product Dimensions | 3.62 x 6.02 x 0.98 inches |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** AMPAPA
- **Color:** Black
- **Compatible Devices:** Active Speaker, Amplifier, Headphone, Record Player, Turntable
- **Material:** Metal
- **Output Wattage:** 1 Watts

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: If I don't want treble or bass gain, how should I use the knob?**
A: The bass and treble knobs can work from left to right and the range is ±6dB. If you don't want gain change, please turn the knobs to the 12 o'clock direction.

**Q: Will this work with my bluetooth turntable (Angel Horn)?**
A: If the output is phono yes, however, the unit doesn't come with Bluetooth.

**Q: Do the headphone port and RCA output at the same time?**
A: Hello. It will output at the same time. Accodring to our customers' needs, we will cancel this feature in the future. And you will be able to listen to your headphone alone and won't disturb others.

**Q: Can the tubes be rolled? Which ones would you recommend.**
A: Not sure about that, but assume so.  Which one?  No idea.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely Amazing. This company knows...
*by P***N on November 29, 2025*

What a great product! My old preamp was creating feedback at about half volume. I basically stopped playing vinyl because of this. Sure, it was half the price of this but there's a reason why. My albums sound pure with zero feedback. I really like to be able to adjust base and treble settings as well as the input volume. It did take me a while to tweak the settings between my receivers inputs in an effort to find which one worked best for my system. I don't have an RCA phono input which creates a problem. There's very few RCA inputs in today's receivers, specifically the Denon that I have. Very heavy on multiple HDMI inputs. The one that actually worked best for me was the Blu-ray RCA input. Hope that helps someone. I have absolutely nothing negative to say about this preamp. It does what it's supposed to do and it does it in spades. I really like the on/off switch on top of the unit. It's very well laid out and very well thought out. For the price, you just can't go wrong. It's also very pretty to look at...

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent at this price point
*by J***. on December 23, 2022*

There's only a couple of reviews so far and most of us buying here rely on these to make purchases, so here's my take on this phono amp relative to the reviews that existed at the time of my purchase. 2 star review-Too bright? Maybe, but the criticism lacks context when there are so many other factors that go into the sound. Starting with your stylus/cartridge all the way through to the quality of your speakers. Review mentions a study I am absolutely not going to ever read, but fails to mention you can roll the tubes. You need spares anyway, so skip the reading and have some fun with different(but compatible) tubes. Worst case you add a Schiit EQ after it for around $150. One of the 4 star reviews mentions the issue through his phones is likely his cord...huh? Hard to ding the amp for that. Runs my Bose (and no- I don't know the model number) headphones just fine. The other 4 star seems to love it and never mentions why it deducted a star. . That only leaves the 5 star reviews, of which this is one. Just understand that it's 5 stars in it's class, or price point. Face it, you get what you pay for and this integrates the phono preamp, some EQ, and it's also a headphone amp. So what I really wanted to know is does it outperform it's cost relative to others? Absolutely! I have a $500 Fluance Rt85 with an Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge, this ampapa amp, and Fluance's Ai61 active speakers ($300) I have pretty good RCA cable linking everything and it's all properly grounded. No feedback or ground loops in any of my configurations, and between the Fluance PA10, a Gogroove EQ, headphone preamp- both around $100, this thing blows them both away. Not only is the noise or hiss almost completely gone, the sound was measurably better, and trust me I have been struggling to determine if one thing sounds better than another and this was really, really noticeable. My verdict, if your whole setup is in the thousand dollar range this thing is excellent. If your looking to spend two grand then your options really open up and this may not be your best purchase, though I can't say for sure that it wouldn't support a better turntable/speaker combination than mine and let you free up cash for those other components. Though they advertise a connection to Washington State, this is a Chinese made product. Nothing wrong with that at all... I opted to not go with 3 separate Schiit products to get the same capability and saved around $300. Wish I could hear them side by side to give my impression in case anyone else is wondering which way to go, especially because I already appear to be spending that savings on other tubes...

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ampapa nails it on the head
*by D***D on March 30, 2025*

I bought this to power dual mono block fosi V3s from my old Kenwood turntable into large Advent bullnose speakers. It sounded horrible. I only listen to vinyl, so I hoped this would be a very clean and direct method for improved sound quality. The mid range was too boosted and the entire sound was tinny...horrible! I plugged the Ampapa A1 into my Kenwood KA-7100 integrated amp and I couldn't believe how good it sounded. The bass response is a gigantic improvement, sound stage is wide and sometimes unbelievably amazing (Pink Floyd DSOTM), and is a huge boost in clarity. I send the mono blocks back and kept the Ampapa. I am listening to my entire catalog again as it is so improved. I love the LED function. It adds a bit of zest to my vintage look without overpowering it. The bass, treble and volume controls are very high quality with noticable effect. The whole package is perfect!! If you are in a similarw situation of wanting an improved phono preamp, do yourself a favor and buy this. My previous phono stage in the Kenwood was very good, by the way, but this blows it away.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Ampapa A1 Vacuum Tube Phono Preamp, Headphone Amp, Hi-Fi Audiophile Preamplifier for MM Turntable Record Player with Tone Control for Home Stereo Audio System
- Riverstone Audio - Tested/Matched Pair (2 Tubes) 7-Pin JAN 5654W Fully-Tested Vacuum Tubes - Upgrade for 6AK5 / 6J1 / 6J1P / EF95 - JAN 5654W Platinum Grade Pair
- Monoprice 1.5ft Premium 2 RCA Plug/2 RCA Plug M/M 22AWG Cable - Black

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