Preamp advice

These are very hard to come by used, but is exactly the unit your looking for.

BV Audio P10 or P1 preamp. Sounds fantastic and very, very quiet. I think they are $1500-$1700 new.

Bill

Hi -
You didn't mention if you need a vinyl input, but I'd highly recommend any of the later Audio Van Alstine preamps. Either solid state or hybrid models will sound great. Highly underrated & great value. Also extremely versatile - plenty of inputs & outputs. I've seen a few of them recently for less than a grand. Hard to beat.

Good luck,
Ed

Klyne preamp 6 series

If you are lucky, you can find a used Reference Line Preeminence active preamp. This is by far the best solid state pre-amp I have ever heard and if you can find them on the used market they go for a little over $1000. You are essentially getting Conrad Johnson ART or Mark Levinson Reference performance for like 1/15 the cost.

>>You are essentially getting Conrad Johnson ART or Mark Levinson Reference performance for like 1/15 the cost<<

LOLOLOL That's one of the funniest posts I've read here. Great stuff!!!

ESTRONG, You might want to consider the S-33 preamp by Kavent.. It runs about $1199.00 new and sounds great for the money. Me and 3 others did have the chance to hear the difference between the S-33 and the X-1 Pass labs preamp and all agreed we thought the S-33 sounded a little better overall.. There will always be matter of option , but we all thought it did sound a little more impressive..
Good luck on your search,
Dave