Top ten tube preamps

Tube Research Labs Platinum GTR Reference
Jadis JP-800
Conrad Johnson ART Series 3
Audio Research Reference 3
VTL TL-7.5 Series 2
Aesthetix Callisto Eclipse
Balanced Audio Technologies REX
Zanden Model 3000
The Messanger
Kondo M1000 Mk.II
First Sound Paramount Mk.II Special Edition Statement
Expressive Technologies Model 1
Audion Premier Quattro (4-Chassis Model)
Audio Tekne TEA-9501PCS
Loth-X Silbatone C-102
Essence The Jasper Reference
Shindo Labs Patrus III
Electron Images Amati
LAMM Industries L2
Wavac Audio PR-T1
Glass Master LC-1
McIntosh C1000C

There are too many to choose from.

This is obviously going to turn into a list of 100s and I'm not sure what is to be gained from that information. It might be more interesting to list your biggest dissapointment, that is a pre you bought thinking it was going to be great, great reviews and recommendations and it ended being a big dissapointment or did not live up to expecation or simply did not work well in your system. I guess that would be another thread.

Prima Luna, prologue 3 is the best one I know. It doesn't have to much of a tuby sound and is normally priced and is well build.

jtimothya,

I have not auditioned the Ref 3, but the MP-1 is a transparent, resolving, and dynamic preamp that surpasses my BAT P10 phono stage & gets very close to the music.

I can see some have listed solid state too. So to make this thread completely useless I will post my solid state recomendations too:

Connoisseur Definitions 3.0
Boulder 2010
FM Acoustics Resolution Series 268
Dynaudio Arbiter
Goldmund Mimesis 22 Signature
Krell Evolution Two
Burmester 808 Mk.V
MBL 6010D
Mark Levinson No.32
Halcro dm10
Spectral DMC-30SS
Jeff Rowland Design Group Criterion (Upcoming)
CTC Builders Blowtorch
dartZeel NHB-18NS
Bridge Audio Laboratories BAlabo BC-1 Mk.II
Cello Audio Suite
Pass Labs X0.2
Edge Electronics NL Reference (Upcoming)
Linn Klimax Control
Gryphon Mirage