Aric Audio. Reasonable prices,great products. No affiliation,just a very happy customer. I have an older Unlimited preamp,that I am currently running with a First Watt J2, with wonderful results. I also swap in a First Watt F5. The real nice feature on his pre's is the adjustable gain. The F5 doesn't have as much gain as the J2,so a little week of the adjuster,and bingo, I'm in business.
Tube Preamp Recommendations
I’m looking to get a tube preamp in the near future. Budget is $1k, but might go up to $1.5k. The Freya+ is one that I’m considering. What else is out there in my price range? The preamp will be fed by a SMSL SU-9 DAC. My amp is an upgraded Quad 405, which I recently acquired, and the speakers are AR Classic Series 18.