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Can you recommend a simple Tube pre amp?

Greetings. I am looking for a simple tube pre amp. Do not need phono, tape loop, balance, treble/base, mute, loudness. Balanced connections would be nice but not required. Need just 3 inputs and 1 output. Would use this with a solid state amp in a multi zone system, so critical listening and sound stage presentation not so important. Tube warmth and detail, accuracy is important. Speakers only rated to 50 hz and will not be using a sub. Thank you for any suggestions. The tube world is so complicated with all of these niche players claiming the same thing.
john802
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mapman
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Yes price and what makes it so "different" from other atmosphere products please.

Thanks. ✌️
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response34
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Shubert, If you can contact me here through AudioGon and let
me know who this is and what piece you have, we can figure
this out as well as why I did not get or respond to your
inquiries. You can also try emailing me again at the
Response34 address.
Sorry to post this in this thread....now back to the topic at
hand.
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atmasphere
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OK- since you asked: Line stage is $1900, w/LOMC phono section $2800 (uses SUTs). Regular phono is $2300 (no SUTs).

Its 'different' from our other preamps/amps in that it is entirely single-ended instead of entirely balanced-differential. But it does run 6SN7s in the line stage and no mistake- 6SN7s are a great sounding tube.
john802 OP
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Greetings everyone. Audiogon has a known software bug which did not allow me to respond. The support desk just gave me a work around, so I hope this reply shows up.

I am looking in the $500-1000 dollar range as this system is for background music, not critical listening, and the rest of the system is mid fi quality at best. Wanted to use a tube pre amp to smooth out compressed, digital music which is streamed from various sources and to add some warmth to the system. Provide clarity so you can easily talk over the music. Perhaps I should look at kits. I am surprised a simple pre amp as I have described, with just one or two relatively inexpensive tubes needs to cost so much $$. I guess tube gear are a niche market and just cost more. Thank you very much for all of your replies, but just about all of them were targeted to a pretty good stereo system, not a multi zone background music system.
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