Best Preamp $2,000.00 budget

I need a tube preamp and would like to know what would be a good (used) buy for around $2,000.00 or so.

Power amp is a 300B Audio Note.

glory04-24-2008 11:19pm

tiger Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 313 posts 04-24-2008 at 11:46pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete anything from Audio Research, used are always good values, sound good and have high resale value.
ludimagis Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 128 posts 04-25-2008 at 12:18am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I recently got a Sebring 300B from Ultra Fi and I have been doing a similar search. The one's that have got my interest are Artemis Labs, Music First, & a DIY from Slagle autoformer's. Finance's arn't there yet for me, so I haven't auditioned any of them. Like to hear what you go with & how it works out.
racamuti Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 257 posts 04-25-2008 at 12:22am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Check out deHavilland- Mercury2 or Ultraverve.
glory OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,373 posts 04-25-2008 at 12:39am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Racamuti, I let a Mercury get away at $1600.00 last week. I sold a UV-2 at the end of '06 (never used it)and it was hard to unload (with remote) at $1600.00. No resale value for DeHavilland sad to say. But I still think both would be worth a try.
philjolet Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,262 posts 04-25-2008 at 12:48am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete the best Audio Note you can afford I imagine would be terrific