Primaluna Evo 400 Preamp pairing with McIntosh MC1502


Greetings of the day.This is my first post in this forum. I am faced with a peculiar problem of preamp / amp pairing. 
Without going into the history of how this happened ( that's a long story ) I have a brand new Primaluna Evo400 pre amp and a brand new Mc1502 power amp on its way to me. These were procured on order specifically and returns and exchanges are not an option. 

My question is , has anyone worked with this combination or heard this before. While individually they are both stellar performers , I am concerned about possible synergy deficiencies. If this forum can offer feedback or advise ways to counter any possible synergy issues by way of sources , cables , speakers.  I would be grateful.

Currently I run a Musical Fidelity M6 500i with Elac FS249 speakers ,my source is exclusively HDD digital music and streaming from Tidal , Spotify , Apple and other similar services through a Cambridge Audio CXN v2. My music preferences are , Jazz , slow blues , Saxophone and lounge / house music. Classic rock on occasion. 

Thank you in advance and I look forward to all your inputs. 
bharat

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I have a LUMIN T2 with S-Booster and love it. I do prefer the one box solution over the separate DAC and streamer. Less real estate and power cables to deal with.  

@bharat . The dac in the T2 is a very good one but I've never really compared it to other dacs other than the LUMIN U1 Mini and T+A DAC 8 I used to have. The separates were very good but I prefer the T2 especially with the S-Booster.  The advantages of separates however is the flexibility of changing the dac to the flavor you want.  Not sure of your budget? 

Mike at Audioarchon is a great guy to deal with and will give good advice.  I purchase my U1 Mini from him but since sold it as mentioned above.  You have a nice budget and I'm sure Mike will give you several options. Keep us posted please  :)

I have a Evo 400 preamp and McIntosh MC402 amp and really enjoy the combination.  Not familiar with your speakers or heard a MC1502 amp but I doubt you'll find it a bad match. 
You can also replace the stock tubes in the EVO400 to tailor it to your liking. Start with the front 2 pair as they have more impact than the other 4. With the warmth of the tube amp I doubt you will need to.