Top ten tube preamps

What are your top 10 tube line stage preamps of all time?

samuellaudio01-06-2007 9:26am

dave_b Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,159 posts 12-07-2007 at 03:39am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I've owned a ton of high end preamps and amps both tubed and solid state but I never heard such an amazingly "real" sound as when I hooked up my 400xi/sacd combo tp my res 2 speakers using Transparent MM PC's and MIT V2.2 cabling. The soundstage was huge, warm, layered and brimming with dynamics...clear, smooth and full..like vinyl!!
dave_b Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,159 posts 12-09-2007 at 11:50pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Levinson No.32 and 380S, Krell KCT and Evo202, BAT VK-3 and 51SE, ARC LS 25 and 26 plus ref 2 and 3, Sonic Frontiers Linestage 3? (reference 2 chassis unit), Mcintosh C46 and C2000.
dave_b Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,159 posts 12-09-2007 at 09:31pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Levinson 32 reference, ARC 2 and 3, BAT 51se, Krell Evo 202 and KCT, Mcintosh C46 and MC2000(tube), Sonic Frontiers reference linestage(#escapes me but it was 2 chassis)plus some old CJ stuff! Anything else would have been on demo only.
dave_b Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,159 posts 03-26-2008 at 02:33pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete What's an AH TP2 and who is Joseph??