Please recommend a good Tube preamp.

I will respectfully disagree with Tonryan. I had the Joule Electra LA150 in my system (mated with Joule's OTL amps), but proceeded to sell it shortly after getting a DeHavilland UltraVerve w/remote. The UV did everything better, imho. Perhaps it's the 6h30 tubes that I do not like, since the Joule was the second preamp with that tube (the BAT VK-51SE was the first), and I did not care for the sonics of either.

Or even a Joule Electra LA-100 Mk III. Not as good as the LA-150, but a fantastic preamp nonetheless. I love mine.

Used for around $2000 with remote. You will see a lot of Mk I's that were upgraded to Mk III status. But a "real" Mk III with remote is fantastic (this is what I have).

Best of luck.

deHavilland UltraVerve. Great sound. Great build quality. Great customer service and support. Except for the 6SN7 tube, which can get a bit expensive for NOS, the tubes are cheap to replace.

Cheers

I just purchased a SAS Audio Labs 10-A linestage. It is currently running at 1,995. It has receive rave reviews from MGD at Bound for Sound, and at the Audui Circles. I replaced a Bryston BP-20 with it that I liked very much. The strengths of the 10-A are:

1. Transparency
2. Tuneful Bass
3. Rich mids
4. Natural Timbres

If I had to state a weakness I would say that the images are not outlined in a sppoky way like some units do, but it still images very well. You really get a good sence of hall with the unit. I believe Steve Sammet, the owner, still offers a 45 day money back guarantee

www.sasaudiolabs.com

Conrad Johnson