These sections can be packaged as separate components (a preamp and a power amp) linked by an interconnect cable, or ‘integrated’ into one chassis (an integrated amp). AffordablilityShopping around for preamps and power amps online, you’ll quickly notice a lack of affordable options. The price of integrated amps, however, starts from around £100 / $100 / AU$200 and goes beyond 100 times that. In power amps, that extra room can, for example, accommodate larger transformers and heatsinks to facilitate more power delivery. Read our Gryphon Audio Diablo 333 integrated amplifier reviewRead our Chord Ultima Pre 3/Ultima 6 pre/power amp review