The Parasound Zpre3 offers a compact, rack-mountable chassis, flexible inputs and outputs, and other installer-friendly features that make it a great choice for custom home audio systems. But what the Zpre3 does best is make noise and distortion disappear, so you can enjoy the natural sound of your music.

Analog input connections

You'll use the variable left- and right-channel and mono subwoofer outs to take advantage of the preamplifier's volume, bass and treble controls. There are also fixed stereo and mono outputs that take the Zpre3 out of the mix, which you can use to feed additional components in a custom-installed multi-room system.

Product highlights:

• compact, rack-mountable design

• frequency response: 10-40,000 Hz (+0/-0.05dB)

• signal-to-noise ratio: 100 dB

• total harmonic distortion: 0.015%

• front-panel multi-function volume control knob

• also controls input select, bass, treble, and balance

• mute button on front panel and remote

• detachable power cord