Top ten tube preamps

What are your top 10 tube line stage preamps of all time?

samuellaudio01-06-2007 9:26am

dgarretson Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,586 posts 09-15-2007 at 01:56pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Atma-Sphere MP-1 differentially balanced line stage/phono stage. The 6SN7-based LS is fantastic. The 12AT7-based phono section beats my BAT P10, but is too noisy for cartridges with less than .5mv gain. When taken together as an integrated preamp the unit is great value at $10K.
dgarretson Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,586 posts 01-06-2008 at 12:37am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete jtimothya, I have not auditioned the Ref 3, but the MP-1 is a transparent, resolving, and dynamic preamp that surpasses my BAT P10 phono stage & gets very close to the music.