Best tube preamplifier for under $15k

@inna I am guessing you’ve never heard an Atma-Sphere MP-3 with all the options. Or the MP-1. Although the MP-1 starts there and goes to more than double. So that’s out. But a full custom Atma-Sphere MP-3 built by Ralph’s team at Atma-Sphere is very capable. You’d be pleasantly surprised.

+1 for Don Sachs' linestage. 

Every one of Don's preamps are customized/optimized to the customer's system.

Tremendous value for the $$'s.
 

Ive never heard Atma-sphere, but their preamp is well reviewed
http://www.atma-sphere.com/en/mp-3.html

pstores, I would not pay this kind of money for equipment even if I could. What I said had nothing to do with me.

First Sound if you don't need balanced.