Tube preamp $1500-2000 for a thin sounding amp?

I believe Musical Fidelity is known for a more neutral sound rather than a meaty, robust, non-thin sound. I could be wrong. The power rating does not in itself give an indication to the fullness of the amp's sound. You don't need to go to tubes for this.

Another member recently wrote of matching a BAT preamp with a Bryston amp in this thread. Bryston's are very neutral and accurate amps. The BAT added some welcomed warmth and fullness for the member who paired the two. A BAT preamp might be worth investigating.

Check out Space Tech. Labs. http://www.space-tech-lab.com/ Really great preamps + amps

Tvad, that's right, at least in my case the MF couple is not meaty robust at all. I took a look at the BAT but is out of my budget.

Sorry, I should have stated that I need a pre with remote. The AES look interesting, what about a VTL 2.5 or Audio Research SP16L? has anyone listened to these? Any other recommendations? Thank you all for the suggestions.

06-23-06: rkumar@telca.com
Tvad, that's right, at least in my case the MF couple is not meaty robust at all. I took a look at the BAT but is out of my budget.

Sale pending on a BAT VK-5i w/ remote @ $2050. This seems to be within your budget should another come up. Are you only interested in new?

Tvad, thanks for the heads up, but that one looks like on ly has balanced inputs/outputs. I saw other used BAT within my budget, I'm considering it.

Let's see what other suggestions come to make a final decision. Thanks!

Srini