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Please recommend a good Tube preamp.


Presently have Mark Levinson 383 integrate. Want to try out Tube Preamp. with Kinergetic KBA-280 (140wpc class A). The speakers are Micro Utopia Be. I want to use a sub with these Micros, so also need two pre outs. However a remote is a must. I only listen to CD and FM Tuner (MD-102). Flexible budget; and used is better.

Thank you in advance for all your inputs.
banter
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czbbcl
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Conrad Johnson
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james1969
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Emotive Audio

I've been living with the Poeta for a year and a half, very pleased with it. It would be nice to have a remote control, but that's a tall order for a preamp of this quality/price point.
david12
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I agree with Czbbcl, the Conrad Johnson Pre in your price range. Great company, good support, reliable, woderfully musical. All the virtues of a tube pre, great midrange, sounstage etc, but quiet and reliable. I have heard others but use the Premier 17 and do not forsee changing
triode
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Cary SLP-98 with factory options: oil caps and direct coupling (not sure how compatible the latter is with SS amps, however). Ballsy yet refined w/good NOS 6SN7s...NOT for playing background music! Comes with remote. Replaced a $5K tube linestage in my system and I've never looked back.
artg
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Do a search here on First Sound, and read the soundstage review. It's amazing. Ditto the Supratek recommendation.

Have heard great thing about Aestetix. Of course excellent choices also available from VAC and VTL, CJ and so on.... man ther are MANY good ones to be had!
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