Question:
Looking for a Mic pre with at least 2 channels. Obvious suspects are the ART TPS-II and the Presonus BlueTube. Let me know what you have and how much you want for it. I'm not looking for a Focusrite ISA series...so dont try to sell me a $300+ pre. I'm looking closer to $100.
Answer:
Under 500 dollar tube pres aren't really tube pres. They're good if you want to distort a guitar signal or something, but don't expect to hear the magical warmth everyone talks about with these.
With that said, the TPS II is actually pretty decent clean preamp (I plan on getting one and using it for a clean mic pre and actually using it for guitar distortion or bass DI as well).