LikeButtah;242773 Wrote: > About tubes though, what were some of those preamps at around ~$1000?
You have some fantastic choices under for under $1000.00. In no particular order, here are a few very well regarded tubed pre's, especially for their price. Mapletree Audio sells "built to order" units. Lloyd Peppard is the guy who designs/makes these units, and is a very nice guy. Granted, he is one of the "little guys" but puts out products that will make some equipment costing many time more sound vastly inferior. The Line 2A SE assambled come in at $750.00. This includes a separate power supply. http://hollowstate.netfirms.com/#preamps Promitheus Audio sells a TVC Apollo pre, which has a very large fan base, and is priced at $1000.00. http://www.promitheusaudio.com/apollo.htm If you decide to but via Audiogon, look into Eastern Electric's Mini Max, which is $99.00 over your budget, but is a steal even at $1099.00. These are three very fine pre's, and I'm sure you would be happy with any of them. My vote for the best bang for the buck would go to the Mapleshade 2A SE, this really is the cat's @ss. If you want more info, let me know and I can direct you to a few sources. Good luck, Mark -- yooper ------------------------------------------------------------------------ yooper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8835 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40244 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
