Recomendations for a line stage only tube pre-amp

If you like the tube sound, I'd suggest you try a used Jadis JPL. Forget the CD input with its additional tube and use the tape input for the best sound. Very dynamic (slightly better on macrodynamics than my JP80 was, though not microdynamics) and natural sounding. I went to my dealer years ago to replace my ARC SP-11 with an LS-2 line stage, heard the JPL and was smitten.

SAS Audio makes a wonderful linestage that is transparent and very musical. Bound for Sound loved it. I am currently demoing it in my system and am enjoying it immensely. Ste Sammett who runs the company is a great guy.

Hello Larry,

You should also check out the deHavilland Ultraverve. It's an octal tube pre and it did wonders for my system. Good luck

Cheers

I also found myself in the quest for a new linestage about 6 month`s ago. I was running a Mac c-42/ mc352 combo into a pair of Mezzo`s. I settled on a BAT vk-51se in my quest I listened to the Mac c-2200 Aesthetix Janus ARC ref mrk II,ls-25 and the BAT vk-31se, BAT vk51se. For the money you want to spend 3K you should give the vk31se a listen, they are going used for around 3.3K. That get`s you to about 90% of a vk-51se, I also did like the Janus but they are a little hard to find used. Just my 2 cent`s David