OSD Audio Pre-1 High Definition Preamplifier – Multi Source Select Phono Ready
€163
Price: $163.49
(as of Sep 29, 2025 05:27:00 UTC – Details)
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A home audio company who understands that good audio equipment doesn’t necessarily have to cost an arm and a leg.
Founded in 2003 by a group of audiophiles who understood that good audio products didn’t necessarily have to cost an arm and a leg. We started with a small line of outdoor rock speakers that immediately gained attention. OSD has maintained the core values that allowed us to grow from each of those aforementioned categories: Solid build quality, nice levels of performance, and good overall value.
LANDSCAPE / PATIO SPEAKERS
LANDSCAPE / PATIO SPEAKERS
BLUETOOTH OUTDOOR SPEAKERS
BLUETOOTH OUTDOOR SPEAKERS
CEILING / INWALL SPEAKERS
CEILING / INWALL SPEAKERS
AMPLIFIERS
AMPLIFIERS
SUBWOOFERS
SUBWOOFERS
STREAMING AMPLIFIERS
STREAMING AMPLIFIERS
VOLUME CONTROLS / SELECTORS
VOLUME CONTROLS / SELECTORS
INSTALL ACCESSORIES
INSTALL ACCESSORIES
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Package Dimensions : 20.2 x 11 x 4.4 inches; 7.65 Pounds
Item model number : PRE-1
Date First Available : October 28, 2016
Manufacturer : OSD Audio
ASIN : B01MPYJLPX
Best Sellers Rank: #66,462 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #44 in Audio Component Preamplifiers
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DESIGN: OSD Audio’s Pre-1 is a unique preamplifier that accomplishes the subtle audio tasks that takes an ordinary audio source management to the next level.
SOUND QUALITY: The Pre-1 assists in experiencing a true home theater surround sound. It allows the ear to hear every detail for an enhanced audio environment.
POWER: A low frequency filter gives a response of 5Hz-30kHz +0 -3dB in order to have the ultimate powered preamp for a home recording or stereo system.
CONTROLS: The front panel has adjustable mic level control, input selector, microphone jack output, and mute option. It controls the bass for midrange, treble, loudness and balance control.
SIGNAL: A preamp is an important element for music recording to boost the low-level output on microphones. It provides a better recording signal compared to standard equipment.
Customers say
Customers praise the preamp’s phenomenal sound quality with very low noise, and find it to be a great little piece of stereo equipment that’s good value for money. The functionality receives positive feedback, with one customer noting how it brought new life to their system, and they appreciate the numerous inputs and right mix of features. The volume control and frequency response receive mixed reviews – while many like the variable loudness control, some mention issues with the volume knob being touchy, and several report problems with the left output balance. The power output also gets mixed feedback, with one customer highlighting its significant amplification capabilities.
11 reviews for OSD Audio Pre-1 High Definition Preamplifier – Multi Source Select Phono Ready
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Bert M. –
Best in Class (price and quality )
This is a quality built product. I have to air my grievances about having the rack ends on the product. I will not remove a star for that aesthetic because I’m sure people use it in the rack. Anyways I was having trouble with my mixer to my avr . Now no issues. Great loud signal for all my sources. Strong metal casing and knows that I now use before any other knows. These are now my main knobs. OSD is a company I trust now . This is a superior product in its class for the price point . And anyone needing a signal boost that’s clean and powerful for under 200. Can’t be beat .
William Allen Foster –
Great EQ
Works perfectly for what I bought it for. The music I normally listen to, unlike the video above, requires a mid-range adjustment to sound right. All the EQ’s on the market are a minimum of 11 bands, give me 22 settings to play and I’ll never stop messing with the sound. This is great, I only ever touch 4 knobs. All the sound adjustment knobs are very sensitive to changing the sound. The only other knob I touch is the loudness knob, one cool feature that sets this unit apart from others. Normally a loudness button on your stereo just cranks all settings to maximum. This one actually changes the sound of the music as if you were playing it at louder volumes without changing the actual volume. It multiple inputs which works well for me. I plug the CD player and the turntable directly into the EQ, then plug the EQ into the the amp. So the EQ is the only unit I really ever mess with. For the price I was a little skeptical, but I can honestly say it works amazingly well, I did loose a tiny bit of sound quality. It was not enough to make me give my new found control over the sound. After a week I didn’t even notice the extremely small difference anymore. I’ve never used the mic and never will. So..but I would buy this unit over and over again.
LDY –
Works just fine
Just set this up. First off, it shipped timely, came well packed and arrived in perfect condition. Seller deserves 5 stars.Now for performance. (This is being used with a solid state Kenwood M1 -100 watt per channel power amp running through Klipsch Icon KB-15 bookshelf speakers hooked to a Klipsch sub-woofer, just for reference)All inputs function properly. All controls function properly. Sound is fine, nothing exceptional, but fully satisfactory for a preamp of this price. Separation is fine, depth is fine, tone is fine, again nothing exceptional, but very satisfactory. So for basic performance everything is doing what it should and how it should.The fine details:As mentioned in othe reviews, the volume knob is extremely touchy. With my 100 watt amplifier I donât turn it up past 1/3 of total volume, and it is detented so getting the volume where you want it is difficult. ( solved this by buying a small in line volume knob to run between this pre-amp and the power amp. Cost about $12.00 on Amazon. Easy fix. Thanks to other reviewers for that heads up so I was prepared with my fix when I received this pre-amp). There is some low level cross talk from other inputs. ( just make sure that you turn off the other devices you have connected to this pre-amp and this is eliminated. In other words, even if you have the input for your CD player not selected, if you then select the input for your tuner, there will be a very slight sound from the CD player still coming through. Solution is donât play you CD player while listening to your tuner, and donât leave the tuner on when listening to the CD player, etc. A bit inconvenient, but not a deal breaker. Again thanks to previous reviews for that heads up.So, all in all, this item is exactly what I expected. It is a basic fully functional pre-amplifier that functions as it should and as I expected. For the money, it canât be beat ( not to mention that there is no other pre-amplifier even made or sold in this price range). So if you are only looking for exactly what this is, and you donât want to pay a minimum of $1000.00 for the next least expensive pre-amp out there, this is your next pre-amp. The only one made, the only one sold and the only one available to function as an acceptable pre-amp for your stereo setup. Hope this helps others in the same quandary that I was in when considering this purchase.
Gerald E. Platt –
Value is OFF SCALE!!
This preamp does it all! It has a processor (tape) loop, a mono switch, a phono stage, multiple tone adjustments and it sounds great! The only complaint that I have is that the ground wire for the phono input is located on the opposite end of the back panel from the phono input plugs and requires a separate ground wire (not the ground wire with the phono cable). Having said that, I hasten to add that the phono stage is dead quiet without a ground wire attached, at least in my system. The phono input can sound a bit bright as well, but there are multiple tone control adjustments available, so one can customize the sound; set it and forget it. The mono switch is useful if you’re playing mono LPs. Likewise, if one has a tape recorder or an external processor that you’d like to switch in-and-out, then the tape loop (which, sadly, along with the mono switch, is an almost extinct feature today) is very useful. This is a “traditional” preamp, so don’t expect Bluetooth connectivity or digital inputs and you definitely will not be disappointed.
Kevin Emanuel –
Punches Outside Of its Weight Class
I am more than pleased with this rack mount preamp. It is driving a couple of Carver PM-120 amps and it is doing an awesome job. At its price point my expectations were fairly low. This preamp destroyed those preconceptions totally. The noise level of this preamp is almost imperceptible, it delivers accurate musical reproduction regardless of the input selection. The big bonus is that it has a MM phono stage that lacks coloration and distortion. To say the least; this is more than one would expect at this price level and the heft of this component fully supports that claim. I wouldn’t hesitate purchasing this preamp in the future.
Rob –
Works great.
Very good preamp at a great price.
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Gabriel Roberto Márqyez Agraz –
Tiene un excelente sonido, buena ganancia, sin ruido ni coloracion, facil de instalar y usar,
Louis –
Does the trick for my multi-zone system in my house. Rack mount is awesome, sounds clean.
C.L. –
I like it very much so far. I recall reading some reviews which mention there is room for improvement for the volume control. I can see their point. In my case, I am using speakers with its own amplifier to control the volume. So, their concern does not bother me.
Manuel –
Muy buen productoSolo faltan mas especifucaciones en uso de Tape y otras funciones como Loudness