Most Quiet TUBE Preamp. Linestage. $ 12K or less

LOL! This thread has been dead for almost 7 years now. Johngossman resurrected it by saying all tube preamps are dead quiet. So I guess that settles that. ;)

@ Bigkidz, LOl!, Your kidding right?, I am assuming you are having a little fun here!

My Mystere CA-21 is dead silent when on. No noise, no buzz, nothing. The only way I know it is switched on is by looking at the blue power light.

Audiolabyrinth,

I actually make a DHT transformer coupled preamp. Killer sound, nothing I have compared it to comes close. It's in last stages of fine tuning that includes tube voltage regulation that so far in the test unit has made the preamp dead silent, almost cannot measure any noise even on 99db speakers. It has taken three yeas to get to this point. I plan to begin marketing the unit through local audio clubs in the NYC area and then branch out from there. Each unit is hand made, point-to-point wiring. We are winding our own output transformers and we have a selection switch where you can change the sound of the preamp to match your system. So far the few who have heard the preamp in their own systems have flipped out. The feedback they have provided is that they have not heard any preamp when the visit local audio stores that can compare.

Happy Listening.

I'll bet it sounds like a killer preamp Peter. Best Wishes on your audio adventure as a manufacturer. If you ever have any photos to post, I'd love to see it. What kind of tubes are you using? Line stage or w/ phono? Are you still modifying Counterpoint gear?