The best tube line stage I've heard in the $2-3K price range is the Sonic Frontiers Line 3. I like the features, conviences, flexibility, construction and most of all the neutrality. This unit offers the harmonic integrity, liquidity and 3D quality with out the flabby bass, gushy colorization and high impedance out-put that tubes are noted for. Damn shame they stopped making them.
Best Line Stage
What in your experience is the best line stage tube pre-amplifier you have had an opportunity to listen to in the $2,000 - $3,000 thousand-dollar range (used prices)? If you have the time, please explain what you value most (detail, tonality, sound staging, dynamics etc), as this will give everyone some insight into the performance of your choice for best pre-amp.