best bang for the buck tube preamp?

would like to try out a tube pre to see if tubes are for me without spending big bucks($250-$500). two channel, no phono and i need two sets of outputs.

hemidakota10-21-2006 7:47pm

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restock Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 831 posts 10-21-2006 at 10:10pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The Bottlehead Seduction preamp would be a great amp for the money. On the side you learn some DIY. And if not interested in DIY at all, you can find them used on Agon sometime. The Quicksilver pre runs around $550 and gets some great comments as well. My favorite sub 1k tube amp is the Fi Y, although that one never comes up used and is usually discounted only 10-20% from new. Also, not a tube pre, but the Promitheus TVC passive preamp sound like a great deal for the money. There is a 6moon review coming up. Good luck! Rene
restock Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 831 posts 10-22-2006 at 01:04am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Koiman, thanks for the correction - the foreplay is the pre and of course the seduction is the phono-amp :) Rene
restock Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 831 posts 10-23-2006 at 11:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Hartweger, great suggestion on the Mapletree audio. And they are in Canada! Don't know how that escaped me.... I already like the red ones, although I think the red clashes with the red of my Abbys ;) Rene

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