American Tube Audio
      ATA brings a qualified understanding of the complex geometry of true High Fidelity tube sound systems.
​​ Like this product, all ATA Audio Products are Purely Vacuum Tube Based unlike most audio products on the market today.

​ Most for under two thousand dollars per unit, featuring performance on par with others selling for far more.

​ This Pre-amplifier will provide the listener with warm and exact tube tone, 18HZ--250KHZ freq response with less than perceivable distortion levels.

​​ All the control and power you need to drive your favorite system to perfection.

​ Signals realize exact reproduction in ways rarely heard.

​ Warms and Cleans up your digital music as never heard before.

​ FEATURES
​ - No Transistors.
​ - No Feedback.
​ - Transformer modules directly coupled.
​ - High Grade Silver wire.
​ - Unique Baked Hammer tone finish.
​ - Custom Machined Aluminum Parts by CNC certified machinist.
​ - Pure Class A1 Power.
​ - New manufacture fast warm up 6SN7 brass base tubes, or use with NOS tubes.
​ - Built with quality new local and globally sourced parts.
​ - Very clean, quiet with incredible detail.
​ - Superior shielding with RF, EMI rejection; Resulting in very low SNR.
​ - DC ignited filaments eliminate hum.
​ -​ Specially designed power supply modules sport .500 A inductors +oil filled filter caps for long life and low noise.
​ - Separate High Voltage Power Supplies for each channel.
​ - Matched 1% Metal Film Resistors. - Mill spec. Alumina Oxide Tube Sockets.
​ - Potted transformer modules with silver wire leads for direct coupling.
​ - Silver wire with Teflon insulation for all connections.
​ - Volume Controlled by Individual Attenuator Networks.
​ - Individual right and left volume control.
​ - Gold plated RCA Inputs and output.
​ - Low level input Range: 0.2 --1.25v peak to peak for lowest THD.
​ - Line level input Range: 1.0 --2.98v peak to peak for lowest THD.
​ - 2 CH, One output per CH
​ - Line level input: 1.0 --2.98vpp = Output: 0 --4.55 v peak to peak usable output.
​ - Low level input: 0.2 --1.25vpp = Output: 0 --4.25 v peak to peak usable output above 0.4vpp input. (gain greater than10x)
​ - Input impedance: 105k line level. 100k Low level.
​ - Output impedance: 1.023 K Ohms
​ - Flat freq response: +/- 1DB 20 HZ -- 220 KHZ +/- 3DB 18 HZ--250 KHZ. Sub sonics 3--5 DB down. - THD < 0.5% Operating condition: Pre-amp      at stated max. drive and max useable output levels.
​ - THD < 0.2% Operating condition: Pre-amp output level below 2.5vpp, normal consumer line level input or below.
​ - SNR 85DB - Gain > 10X - Superior weight balance and heat distribution.
​ - Dimensions : 12 1/2 inches wide , 9 inches tall, 9 1/2 inches deep.
​ - Weight: 15 LBS.
​ - 120vac 50/60 HZ
​ - Fused at 0.5 AMP - Use 250v 0.5 amp 5x20mm fuse only.
​  1 Year Parts and Labor Warranty; electronic failure only. Tubes excluded, as they are a wear item.

​Buyer to pay shipping and handling charges during service. Long term parts and service will be available for years to come, just contact us any time (info included with pre amp). 
​ The Pre-8 has been lab tested with most input devices that could ever be plugged in to a preamp with awesome results.

BE CAREFUL! TUBES GET HOT. KEEP AWAY FROM KIDS; DO NOT TOUCH TUBES AT ANY TIME UNIT IS POWERED UP OR AFTER USE. 
​DO NOT TOUCH TUBES FOR 1 HALF HOUR, AS THEY NEED TIME TO COOL BEFORE HANDLING. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY THAT OCCURS FROM THE USE OF THE ATA SET PRE-8.
Sale price  $1799.00 ​​Use information on contact page for ordering.
          ATA PRE-8