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Tube Preamp Paired with Tube Phono Stage?

Hello everyone. I wanted to know if you paired a tube preamp with a tube phono stage, would that be overkill with respect to the warm sound qualities produced by the equipment? I have a PrimaLuna Prologue Three with all NOS tubes, Clearaudio Smartphono, and CODA Technologies 10.5r SS amplifier. My turntable is the Pro-Ject Debut III with Ortofon OM40. I was considering upgrading to the Clearaudio Basic+ with battery pack OR checking out the new Manley Chinook. But, with two tube units combined, would that be problematic? Thanks for your input.
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Love my CAT, 10 tubes total, 5 for phono stage and 5 for line stage. And I also use a tube amp for mid/hi with a SS amp for bass(<250Hz).
One can roll tubes for any balance of sound one desires, from fat and slow to lean/mean speedy machine, and any mixture between the two.
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