Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition

Passive, tubes, solid state, jewel encrusted moon rocks, whatever.

tell us what line stages blew you Away in the $2500 ish price catagory.

gochurchgo12-11-2021 6:18am

oddiofyl Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,985 posts 12-12-2021 at 03:13am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The Zesto was $7500 new, it was praised as the best sounding pre under 10k by several magazines... a clean one is a steal for what they go for used , when they pop up.
gochurchgo OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 923 posts 12-12-2021 at 04:13am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @unsound I’ve seen the SF2 used recently. Was going to ask about that.
gochurchgo OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 923 posts 12-12-2021 at 04:17am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @mitch2 wow. So tell me how it sounds. Super interested.
henry53 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 280 posts 12-12-2021 at 05:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Vincent SA 31MK, just superseded by the SA 32. Both are good. MK is class A.
mazian Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 413 posts 12-12-2021 at 06:07am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Recently I was able to buy a slightly used Aesthetix Calypso for Aus $2200. It is an absolute knockout, nothing I have bought before made as much difference to the SQ. Huge soundstage, dynamic and above all totally musical.