Just for the record.
Wtf do you record?

This one seems to have garnered some respect as a decent budget preamp:

http://www.zzounds.com/item--ARTMPAGOLD

On a side note, Ive been eyeing the digital version of the Art MPA specificly for the spidf outs on it to use in cunjustion with my FP10. Any one have any experiance doing this? Any clocking issues or anything? If I know it will work Ill probably go for it.

Sorry - no response to Eric's question.

There are a few pres under $400 that are quite usable.

Aphex 107
GT Brick
EH 12AX7
Used TLA gear (not the ivory series)

Greener wrote: Just for the record.
Wtf do you record?

ha?

anyway thx guys. Ill prob go with TL audio...