Reduced to performance pure. Sonys newest prestige model, the TA-E1 preamplifier was designed specifically to support the SCD-1, the worlds first Super Audio CD player. Able to handle the overwhelming amount of audio information that makes Super Audio CD so remarkable, this preamplifier excels at reproducing pure audio. Employing a very simplified, straightforward system for audio signal transmission, secondary features have been eliminated to include only the most essential amplification components.