I too am looking to move up in the pre amp arena. not a big fan of bat gear. do like modwright, joule, hovland, and vtl stuff. I currently have Conrad Johnson pv 12 and want to move up to maybe the et series, but cant afford that. don't want to settle for classic se 2 and don't want to go used stuff. vtl get a lot of pub specially when equipment is reviewed, currently talking with them to get the 2.5
Climbing the Preamp ladder
Bat vk-3, Manley Shrimp, and am currently using a Bat vk3-ix. you see I like tubes. what is a good step up? not just different. I use a Rogue stereo 90 tube amp with Aerial 8 speakers. I have a musical fidelity m1 transport and a wadia 121 DAC. I would like to stay under $2500.
thanks for everything in advance.