Help amp for Vandersteen 3A sig w/ Anthem pre 2L

I personally have had no experience with the Anthem pre so I'll reserve comment to someone else.
I can say that a tube preamp seems to balance out well with a SS amp with the Vandersteen's. I used an Audible Illusions pre for years with good success.

Dylano, Richard Vandersteen will guide you on bi-amping his speakers. His crossover requires a seperate ground path for BOTH sets of terminals. DO NOT use multi-channel amps with Vandys. Both Mr. Hardesty and I found out the hard way this does not work! An Aragon 8008bb would work! Sorry, just kidding! The McCormack is a good suggestion, I assume 2Wqs are in your future? The sub crossover makes life much easier on any amp you do choose. My 3A Sigs and 2Wqs are sounding very close to as good as anything I have heard after MUCH hard work. Happy Listening, Z.

Zieman thanks. I was favoring the McCormack from the posts I have read, and this really drives home the argument. Congrats on the Aragon, I hope I never meet you on auction again. You are one tough SOB! But honestly, would the Aragon not be as good with the Vandersteens as the McCormack? Any thoughts about compatablity with the Anthem Pre 2L for either of these choices. Thanks.

I didn't quite catch the ground thing either. Since I use the Dreadnaught, being balanced, I don't know how you would do this.
I know Vandersteen has more recently backed off biamping. This was in response to a few questions on his website blog.
Since neither wire (+ or -) is grounded in the Theta, I don't know anything that could be done.