The PRE5 from Bel Canto is a fully analogue pre-amplifier, there's no digital circuitry anywhere. The PRE5 is capable of a 125dB dynamic range and low 0.002% distortion figure.
A menu system allows balance control, and a user configurable home theatre bypass to be set up for any input.
Four pairs of unbalanced RCA analogue inputs, and a balanced pair of XLR inputs provide five analogue inputs.
One pair of unbalanced RCA outputs and one pair of balanced XLR outputs connection directly to a power amplifier.