Top ten tube preamps

Kondo M1000 MKII but if you have to ask the price then look elsewhere!

Tube Research Labs Platinum GTR Reference
Jadis JP-800
Conrad Johnson ART Series 3
Audio Research Reference 3
VTL TL-7.5 Series 2
Aesthetix Callisto Eclipse
Balanced Audio Technologies REX
Zanden Model 3000
The Messanger
Kondo M1000 Mk.II
First Sound Paramount Mk.II Special Edition Statement
Expressive Technologies Model 1
Audion Premier Quattro (4-Chassis Model)
Audio Tekne TEA-9501PCS
Loth-X Silbatone C-102
Essence The Jasper Reference
Shindo Labs Patrus III
Electron Images Amati
LAMM Industries L2
Wavac Audio PR-T1
Glass Master LC-1
McIntosh C1000C

There are too many to choose from.

This is obviously going to turn into a list of 100s and I'm not sure what is to be gained from that information. It might be more interesting to list your biggest dissapointment, that is a pre you bought thinking it was going to be great, great reviews and recommendations and it ended being a big dissapointment or did not live up to expecation or simply did not work well in your system. I guess that would be another thread.

Prima Luna, prologue 3 is the best one I know. It doesn't have to much of a tuby sound and is normally priced and is well build.

jtimothya,

I have not auditioned the Ref 3, but the MP-1 is a transparent, resolving, and dynamic preamp that surpasses my BAT P10 phono stage & gets very close to the music.