I don't know about top ten, but, I have heard good sound from systems using the following:
Emotive Audio Epifania (I own one of these)
Aldo preamp (custom built preamp from a Western Electric rebuilder in Italy-transform inputs and outputs. I also own one of these)
Veloce (I heard a nice system at a show using this preamp)
Audionote (uk) M-10 linestage and phono preamp (you need an extra room to house these monsters with their multiple power supplies)
Audionote (Kondo) M-10 linestage (I auditioned Stax Omega II headphones on a system with this linestage and bought the phones. They have NEVER sounded as good as when played through the Kondo).
Emotive Audio Epifania (I own one of these)
Aldo preamp (custom built preamp from a Western Electric rebuilder in Italy-transform inputs and outputs. I also own one of these)
Veloce (I heard a nice system at a show using this preamp)
Audionote (uk) M-10 linestage and phono preamp (you need an extra room to house these monsters with their multiple power supplies)
Audionote (Kondo) M-10 linestage (I auditioned Stax Omega II headphones on a system with this linestage and bought the phones. They have NEVER sounded as good as when played through the Kondo).