Schiit Audio Kara F Preamp & Headphone Amplifier

Nexus, Elevated. Literally.
Yes, literally. Kara F’s +/-32V rails put our differential Nexus™ topology over the top, making it capable of swinging near 100V on the balanced output, and contributing to the best-performing, best-measuring preamp we’ve ever made—near -120dB THD+N from the XLRs.

Forkbeard™: Total Control is Just the Start
Kara F includes the ability to add Forkbeard, the only multi-product, multi-stack, unified control system. One iOS app gives you total control of Kara (and many other Schiit devices). 

Smart Headphone Capability, Standard
You shouldn’t have to buy a dedicated headphone amp if you only use headphones occasionally. But that also doesn’t mean a cheapie op-amp headphone amp; it means the same discrete gain stage used for Kara’s outputs, coupled with a smart protection system that guards against headphone mishaps.

The Ultimate Volume Control
Kara F includes a 128-step relay-switched attenuator, rather than a traditional potentiometer. This means essentially perfect channel matching and near-unmeasurable distortion. You can also run the relay potentiometer as a purely passive attenuator, with no gain stage at all in the path. It’s your choice.