I had a 3a and a Jolida Fusion. Rotated them in my system for a couple months. I sold the 3a. This was primarily due to not using the phono stage and thought it a waste to run the phono tubes. It sounded great however. The Jolida is a fine pre for the money ($1295 new and can be purchased with upgrades which still keeps the price below 2K. Not much to look at compared to the Prima luna. Not heard that pre, but would like to compare against the Fusion.
Prima Luna or sonic frontiers or audible illusions
I have an audible illusions 2d. It has served me well for many years. But, it seems I have the upgrade bug of late. I am looking to increase the imaging if possible of my system and am curious if upgrading to the modulus 3a would be a significant improvement. Or, would I be better served with a sonic frontiers sfl1 or line 1/2? Lastly I have to admit that the prima Luna prologue is appealing bc of the exposed tubes. Not sure on the sound though...any advice? Any other choices that have the tubes on display?