Hey Asa - have a Supratek Syrah question

Current system:
XA777es SACD ( w/ ModWright mods except not tubed )
Berning ZH-270 amp (NOS tubes)
Meadowlark Osprey
47 Lab OTA speaker and interconnect
listen to Jazz 80%, classical 10%, pop 10%

I had CJ16LS mkII before downsizing last year. When I went direct from XA777es to ZH-270 I felt I lost very little in the musicality, etc. I heard little change in tone, soundstaging ( somewhat smaller ) and dynamics.

Per your posts you strongly prefer an active preamp in a system. Any thoughts on what a Syrah would do for my system?

thanks

Ken