Tube Preamp Recommendations please to partner with Parasound JC-1's....


I would appreciate recommendations from the Audiogon community for a tube preamp with balanced outputs to use with a pair of Parasound JC-1 's.   Having a good built-in MC phono stage is a real plus. 
Looking for something used at less tha $5k. 

Considering a McIntosh C2300.....is there anything else I should consider?
Currently using an Audio Aero Prestige CD with built-in pre amp.  The goal is to improve musicality and add a bit of warmth (better mid-bass).  Speakers are Piega P-10's. 

Recommendations will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.  
gerryn

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There's an Allnic L3000 available here for $3700 that retailed for over $10,000.  Audio Beat and Dagogo have good reviews on it and both call it one of the best tube preamps extant.  Sounds like a worthy contender to the pre in your AA.  FWIW...

Here's one worth a look.  Fully decked out would be about half your price limit, and you could get their top phono pre for another $900 and still have $ left over. 

http://www.tubes4hifi.com/SP14.htm

You might email Don Sachs to see if he can add all the features you seek, and I think they offer a trial period which is really nice from my perspective.  Best of luck.