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Matching preamp for Pass Labs Aleph 5

Looking to match a preamp with the Pass Labs Aleph 5 (60W). My CD is a Naim CD5,cables are Cardas,and speakers are Audio Physic TempoIIs(a little bass shy and bright). Something active or tubed with warmth and detail. Tried a Pass Aleph L passive but flat in the lows among other things. A tube preamp must have higher output impedance since the Aleph 5's input impedance is very low (14 Ohms). Thanks
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Would a McCormack TLC-1 Deluxe match well with a Pass Labs Aleph 5? Has anyone tried this combo before? How did it sound? I like to use the passive outputs from the TLC-1 Deluxe.

Specs from the TLC-1 manual.

Input Impedance: approx. 13 kohm
Buffered output impedance: 250 ohm
Passive output impedance: varies with volume setting, drops as volume increases, 0 at max volume.

Absolute Polarity: non-inverting

I keep thinking about the Aleph 5 everytime I see it out there on A'gon.

Thanks in advance.
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