Doge 8 or YS A2 or Jungson J2?

I received my Doge 8 about 2 mos ago. I needed something to drive my tube power amps which are 2 highly modified Cit II's and a highly modified st 70. These amps require a fair amount of input voltage to reach rated output. The Doge has a robust output and is a great match for these amps. I agree with all the reviews Ive read on this pre and in particular with Salvatore, http://www.high-endaudio.com/RC-Preamplifiers.html whos opinion I dont always agree with. I would add that the mc step up sucks but I am using an sut into the mm input and it really sounds good. I initially purchased this pre as a temporary fix while I decided on and acquired what was hopefully to be my last pre. I have been able to borrow a few nice units to try out since buying the doge and have yet to find something I prefer. A few improvements would be a tape loop, balance control and either get rid of the jfet step up or at least use good ones. This pre is easy to recommend because whatever your expectations are, at its price point it will surely not dissapoint and will be easy to sell. In my case I was (am) ready to spend $7-8k and have yet to find something up to that price point that significantly improves on the Doge. I must add that the first thing I did was replace the tubes and after trying a few different types I settled on tele ecc 801s for the phono and tele 12ax7 smooth plates for the line stage. Depending on your system this pre is a real value. ( I did have the added cost of tubes and sut)

Ill chime in again, its three months later and Ive used the Doge 8 with some other power amps and compared it to a few more pres. I also finished a complete restore/ upgrade of my Cit 1. I have a hard time telling the Cit from the Doge. If anything the Cit 1 is a tad warmer. Everyone whos come over to listen is impressed with the Doge and agrees its a steal at Pacific Valves price. I tried a few other cartridges and suts and they all sounded great through the phono. A definite giant killer.