+1 for Cary SLP05 or Audio Research Ref. All tube, all great, all sound a little different but over all can’t go wrong. Check the used market. Sorry for stating the oblivious. Plus if you find you’re not happy resale is great for all these preamps.
Looking for a preamp with XLR connections
Looking for a reference preamp with XLR inputs and outputs. Looking to spend less than 10k, no tubes. Any suggestion? Thought about the schitt Freya+, but audio science review just review it, and the measurements were aweful.
Thank you for your recommendations.