Kinda sorta. (click to read this, if interested)
There are two amplifying elements that are widely used: Tubes and Transistors.
Regarding Transistors, I wrote this here on amplifier classes.
The better amplifiers on the market are often “DC coupled” meaning a direct current would be flowing through them more or less unchanged. This is often reflected in marketing or features as “No Capacitors in the Signal Path”. If that actually means anything is another discussion.
Op-Amps vs Discrete is a clear win for discrete circuits in most cases. This may change in the next 10 years.
There are also some amazing integrated amplification solutions (TPA6120A2 based RNHP is liked a lot on this forum 
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