Anyone modded a Steelhead?

Running the Steelhead into a pre , as I said isn't the solution I am looking for.Too may variables, extra components, wiring, electrical cords, to name a couple of potential pitfalls.
I more than likely would get some extra meat on the bone, but what would I be giving up?

Does anyone have any positive expereinces of matching the Manley with a pre-amp?Is their a marriage made in heaven?
I'm curious.

I know that modding most gear by replacing lesser quality parts with better ones, works.
Just wondering if anyone has dove into this fish pond.

Whart,your description of the sound is similar to mine.
I still have a hard time understanding why this is so.
I run the Steelhead into old (but modded) Acoustat servo tube amps, so there's 4 tubes in each amp and four in the Steelhead, you'd think there would be a meaty sound.

One reason why I am reluctant to plug the Steelhead into a pre amp is the fact that I like to use the features of the phono stage that you can only access when using the variable outputs-mono.

I've got a Lightspeed Attenuator on the way to bypass the Steelhead line stage/volume and run my X-03 sacd player into it and then the power amps.So the Steelhead will be just for lps.

I moved on from the Decware-Grand Veena system for no other reason than I had the opportunity to acquire a pair of Acoustat X speakers with upgraded tube servo amps.

Years ago in the early 80's I had the Medallian 3 Acoustats and Conrad Johnson M75A-1 amp, Premier 2 pre amp, but always wished I had the servo powered ones that a few of my friends had and still use to this day, 30 years later.

Nothing to fault about either the DecWare Zen or the Grand Veenas,but the Acoustat deal was just too good to let slip by.
I use HiFi supreme fuses in everything and dedicated lines and Shunyata Hydra 8 and all Shunyata Annaconda power cords.

Since I am firmly in the camp that all components can be improved by such upgrades,I am looking to stick with just the Steelhead direct to the amps for lps.The HiFi tuning fuses were a step in the right direction, just looking to go a few more steps with the Steelhead.

Most stuff gets modded,new Teflon caps ie.,I would have thought that the Steelhead by this time would have had a few tricks done to it.

Still waiting for the Lightspeed.
I use Amperex Holland factory bugle 6922, and also some nice Seimans gold pin E 88c(6922) for awhile,both have their own characteristics, yet both better than the EH 6922.

I've used the original 7044 and the replacement 5687 from manley, but nothing exotic as yet.

I love the sound of the Steelhead ,but would it not sound even better with caddock resistors and teflon V caps?