Tube Preamps.....


I am running 2 GFA 565 Musical Comcepts modded Amps with Vandersteen 2ce v2. I am looking for a good quality tube preamp. With or without a built in dac. Should I stick with shopping for a used Mac? Or should I look at others also. Suggestions? Like to keep it under $3000. Could stretch to 3500. Thanks for your input. 
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I would concur with recomondarions on preamps based with 6SN7 tubes. There is something special about this tube type, and there is (relatively speaking) a great selection of old tubes that you can roll with terrific sonic changes. Something SS will never do.

By all accounts the Don Sachs is a great one. I’ve have a Modright ls100, a Supratek. , and a Wyetech in my system. For my system synergy the Wyetech was the winner. YMMV.

Buying new with return / home trial is prudent. So is buying used at a fare price as you should be able to resell and not loose much. Good luck with your search!