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Best 3 tube preamps under $18000?

I will be pleased to know your opinion, about which can be the 3 best tube preamplifiers, with a price, NEW, under $18.000. I want to use them with SS amplifiers.

Emigene (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

02-16-10

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02-16-10 If i were shopping in that price range, i would seriously co ... Elberoth2

02-16-10 Shindo masseto, arc ref-5 Lowens

02-16-10 Einstein and atma sphere mp1. Semi

02-16-10 Full function or line level only? you did not specify i will ... Kurt_tank

02-16-10 One made by jeffery jackson Cpk

02-16-10 If i was spending $18,000.00 on anything,i think i would be ... Tpreaves

02-16-10 Vac ren sig doshi alaap Swampwalker

02-16-10 I second the vac signature; vac phi 2.0 is also very good, i ... Fplanner2010

02-16-10 You absolutely have to consider bat rex- it bettered some of ... Maril555

02-16-10 I own a ref3 and had a ref5 for demo and as per kurt_tank po ... Dev

02-16-10 Every amp mentioned here is worth auditioning, as is the jou ... Pubul57

02-16-10 Ooops, i should have mentioned the joule la 300 (and the bra ... Swampwalker

02-17-10 Not sure what ss amp you have in mind but you might want to ... Burntedj

02-17-10 Jesus, $18k on anything better sound good. Tholt

02-17-10 I love my bat rex with pass labs xa.5 amps. very quiet, dyna ... Rtn1

02-17-10 Wow, some got it like that. Ajackson1

02-17-10 I know it is not tubed, but a worthy of consideration. steve ... Brf

02-17-10: Trcnetmsncom
The BAT Rex is pretty special! The most natural mid-range I've heard to date. Hope you find what you like.

best,
Tom
Trcnetmsncom (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

02-17-10 Vas ii, about $5000. classic design, top of the line materi ... Buconero117

02-17-10 The arc ref-5 is definitely a nice pre and i would only reco ... Brf

02-17-10 I would seriously have to stretch a couple of grand for the ... Beerdraft

02-18-10 There are great brands, like the forsell fetcode and the mil ... Chatta

02-18-10 Let's throw a couple more on the pile: cat sl-1 ultimate al ... Chosenhandle

02-18-10 As the proud owner of a vac ren pre, i was flabergasted (ast ... Jwpstayman

02-18-10 If you only have one source and it is digital the an $18000 ... 6550c

02-18-10 Shindo vosne romanee, masseto, monbrison. Aronsss

02-18-10 Having owned cat, joule, and atma-sphere, i would say that 6 ... Pubul57

02-18-10 Jwpstayman, ask the government, they have been doing it for ... Bobheinatz

02-19-10 Agree with pubul57. good avc or tvc passive may beat any act ... Plutos

02-19-10 No-one has mentioned the tron syren yet. fabulous tube pre-a ... Topoxforddoc

02-19-10 Atma-sphere mp-1 or an mfa mc reference if you can find one. ... Mcdonald43

02-19-10 I would recommend the mcintosh c500t..at around $12,000 usd, ... Davvie

02-19-10 Hello and thanks to all that have posted his opinions, in re ... Emigene

02-19-10 Yes, kondo was on my mind also but i can`t recall one that f ... Plutos

02-19-10 Thanks pluto, did you heard concert fidelity? how it compare ... Emigene

02-19-10 Hello pubul57, i have heard the joule electra la150 mkii se, ... Emigene

02-19-10 Unfortunately i haven`t had a luck to hear it myself. it jus ... Plutos

02-19-10 I will simply echo earlier comments on einstein tube preamp. ... Rhyno

02-20-10 Emigene, so many wonderful choices! i believe whatever opt ... C1ferrari

02-20-10 Hi emigene. i have not heard the marriane 300 version, thoug ... Pubul57

02-20-10 From reading reviews, i would think that vacuum state may be ... Garyjames

03-15-10 I have been to a private audition where the veloce ls1 was p ... Crad

03-15-10 No discusions here: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/frr.pl ... Guma15

04-14-10 Hi,pubul57 when using la150mk2 se for m60mk3.1 , which is b ... Sanjosehan

04-15-10 I prefer the separates to the ars. i like both the joule sin ... Pubul57

04-16-10 The messenger preamp is the finest i've owned and/or auditio ... Curriemt11

05-13-12 Lamm ll2.1 (sold my aesthetix callisto sign. 2 weeks later) Syntax