Accordingly, the solid state, multi stage pre amplifier 110 of the invention produces distortion performance which is quite similar to that of the tube circuit in FIG 1 by employing {HEAD ~ a low level input clipping means}, such as {TAIL ~ diodes} 162, 164 and 166 
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Accordingly , the solid state , multi stage pre amplifier 110 of the invention produces distortion performance which is quite similar to that of the tube circuit in FIG 1 by employing { HEAD ~ a low level input clipping means } , such as { TAIL ~ diodes } 162 , 164 and 166
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