I've been told by toooo many people that they love the audio research ph2 (which is solid state) and these are people with an all tube system so it makes me take notice. there's one for sale here now for $750 (no im not the seller :-)
For the money you should check out www.space-tech-lab.com
i lived with their bottom of the line preamp linestage for a while before my arc ref-1 and it was astonishing for the money.
good luck
For the money you should check out www.space-tech-lab.com
i lived with their bottom of the line preamp linestage for a while before my arc ref-1 and it was astonishing for the money.
good luck