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

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Message User 280 posts 12-12-2021 at 05:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Vincent SA 31MK, just superseded by the SA 32.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.
drhamp Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 20 posts 12-12-2021 at 12:36pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Dennis Had LP-2030 Preamp/Linestage - Single Ended Class A - a phenomenal preamp.