Need preamp recommendation

@dodgealum

no problems, your experiences are always relevant and important to share

dan has obviously been through an evolution over the years, i agree his voicing has changed some, and is not as consistent as some other makers across products and time, but i have always felt he fundamentally strives for an extended, fairly linear (not rolled off) sound, with good speed on transients, and tube goodness for expanded soundstaging and texture of vocals

other thing i would say is, similar to the other units that allow it (arc being the major exception) tube rolling significantly alters tonal balance and noise floor

herron
(modern) c-j
(modern) arc
d sachs
dan wright/modwright

really can’t go wrong with any of them if you want tube goodness

superlative gear

op 

by the look of your setup you like your music sounding sharp

better stick with a solid state pre -- go ayre, top of line w4s, maybe a used klyne... a tube pre may soften the sound more than you would like