Tubes or Solid State?

@ghdprentice I’m looking at all possibilities, and haven’t ruled anything out yet, well anything under $2K in price that is. My "forever system" is almost in place. I think a tube preamp would be just the thing to put it over the top. (see below)
@soix I’m just looking to kick things up a notch or two in terms of realism and detail.Looking to spend under $2K.
@kota1 Thanks. Sounds like a good idea.

@elliottbnewcombjr I don’t need, or want a lot features, a remote volume control and a fixed out put along with a variable output so I can feed my headphone amp. In fact one of the things I like about my M2si is its minimalist design. Input selectors and a single volume potentiometer no tone or balance controls. I am also shying away from a tube power amp. I’m not going down that rabbit hole!
My system as it is comprised today.

Yamaha T-1000 tuner.

Audiolab 6000 CDT
Musical Fidelity V-90 DAC

Musical Fidelity M2si integrated amp (preamp usage only)
Musical Fidelity X-P200 power amp, (a compact little beast, 125 wpc @8 ohms 75 amperes of current) Solid state and I have no intention of replacing it.

Pro-Ject Head Box Ds2 Headphone amp.
Sennheiser HD 599 Headphones

Speakers (last but certainly not least) ESS RMII-6", 94 db sensitivity. AMT tweeter with a frequency response that seems to have no upper limit. The company’s slogan is "Sound as clear as light", and these live up to that. The bass on these goes down to 35hz as well. I love, love, love them.
I have SVS speaker cables with banana plugs and Blue Jeans cables LC 1s (three feet) RCA interconnects.
So I’m looking to end up with a tube preamp/ solid state power amp combination. (The best of both worlds according to some of my audiophile friends)
Thanks for the responses people

@elliottbnewcombjr I don't know much about streamers at all. I do know I don't want to subscribe to a streaming service in order to be able to use one.
About DACs all I'll say is this. A CD transport/DAC combination, even a budget DAC like mine will deliver superior performance to any stand alone CD player at up to triple the price of the Transport/DAC combo.

@bigkidz I have three MF units plus a DAC, do you mean the M2si?
I am more than happy with my Audiolab CDT/V-90 DAC combo. It's a big improvement over my Cambridge Topaz Unit.
There was an SPL Elector for sale here for $1850.00 And a Phonitor Pre/Headphone amp for $1500, both are tempting.Neither are tubes. It certainly is intriguing given the dynamic range and signal to noise ratio specs. It's even the right color too!
@henry53 I'm not looking to replace my solid state power amp. I'm looking for a tube pre amplifier only. I'm not about to go down the rabbit hole of tube power amps. No thank you.

soix, thanks.

@soix thanks man, I followed the link you shared. I now know what the ZOTL means. Interesting piece of equipment I must say. A cheapskate like me just might lurk and by one used. I've seen the name but had no idea they were so highly regarded..

@richopp we don't have an ARC dealer anywhere near me that I know of. New units are prohibitively expensive for me. So I'll keep looking for used units.
There's no hurry. One thing I have lots of is time.
Thanks

@soix a new unit without the remote but with the LPS+ Power Supply is just under $2000.00. ($1910 USD) last time I checked.

@ richopp  A friend of mine has an ARC Preamp. I don't remember what particular model it is. He uses it to feed a Bryston 400WPC power amp. Together the set up makes his speakers disappear.
Thanks for the advice, I'll keep looking.

@jbhiller thanks for the advice. I've seen used Freya+ for sale here and elsewhere.
I read the Stereophile review of it and am aware of its Class A Classification by Stereophile. I almost bought one. Then I read this.
 

@rankaudio earlier in this thread someone suggested I get an LTA Microzotl MZ2 pre amp- headphone amp. At their website they say basically the same thing you do.They claim the "warmth" of tubes is actually a type of intermodulation distortion caused by transformer hysteresis. They claim their ZOTL (Zero Hysteresis Output Transformer Less)  technology is a way to eliminate this "warmth"
I just might get one them if the price is right.