Beautiful Colored Tube Preamp ($10k budget) to Pair w/ Very Accurate Monitors (PSI A25M)

ended up going with Aric Motherlode XL custom built to match the PSI system (apparently it has unusual needs being that they are powered speakers being fed directly from the preamp) =] thanks everyone for their input !

heyall awesome, helpful! yeah i think something current that has support might be ideal, but if this cj pv series is the ticket... losing a bit of resolution is fine sacrifice for more warmth and bit of that tube saturation since its digital source 

guessing there must be something around 10k which punches in quite a high weight class =] 

apparently EAR 912 is a good option 

came up in another thread 

yea i suppose i do consider PSI actives quite "forward" and energized as well ! part of the reason i've recommended them, they will be bumping a lot of house music =] but they also so good for any style 

alright quite a few recommendations here ! this review of the cary has me quite intrigued ! 

hey right on what makes you keen on the  6SN7 preamp tubes? yes im producing music and use tube gear, definitely big on getting special nos tubes (always worked with proaudiotubes in the past) =] curious what modern manufacturers opt for, id guess they would go for the best available nos at the 10k price point heh but its no problem to order tubes separately 

yeah the cary seems real cool

shoot realized i kinda need one that has 2 sets of stereo outputs... because there are 2 sets of speakers and 2 subs (big room) - unless there is some other way to get around that issue heh