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What are the more subtle sounding tube preamps?

I mean "subtle" as in relatively less tube saturation or color than your average tube-pre. Common sense tells me less tubes as in a single dual-triode, but in reality that may not be the case. I currently have my eye on a CJ Classic. Not sure if that will fit the bill.  Any suggestions welcome.
robertsong
dragon_vibe
430 posts
 
Atma-Sphere MP3 with All Upgrades. OR the Atma-Sphere MP-1

I have both :-) I owned a tons of other manufactures Audio gear before settling on these as the destination to my heaven. May god bless you on the same path :-)
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twoleftears
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So where does Rogue--particularly the RP-5--fall in all this?
djfst
169 posts
 
The Herron preamp and the newer VAC preamps are all neutral sounding - do not have the traditional tube sound.  Less midrange focus, and more soundstage extension and definitely tighter more pronounced bass.
bmontani
192 posts
 
Ck out a Cary SLP 05 and invest in some premo NOS 6SN7s. 
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rogerabbit
25 posts
 
Check out Wyetech Labs preamps using ultra fast grounded grid circuits with only 3 stages, two of which are cathode followers which means only one stage provides the gain, simple in theory
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