Have you considered the Ayre K-1x preamp?
It is a fully balanced design.
(It has 3 balanced and 3 single ended inputs, as well as balanced and single ended outputs).
I find it is very transparent, with great frequency response. Not as liquid as a tube preamp (It is SS), but the detail retreival is fantastic.
It really gets out of the way of the music.
Plus it has options for a remote (very basic remote functions though - volume, muting only) and really good phono boards.
I prefer it to my old ARC preamps, (I used to use an ARC LS-2 preamp and ARC PH-3 phono preamp).
Used they tend to go for around $4k, so it is in the same ballpark as the ARC LS-25.
Just a thought!
Good Luck in your search.
It is a fully balanced design.
(It has 3 balanced and 3 single ended inputs, as well as balanced and single ended outputs).
I find it is very transparent, with great frequency response. Not as liquid as a tube preamp (It is SS), but the detail retreival is fantastic.
It really gets out of the way of the music.
Plus it has options for a remote (very basic remote functions though - volume, muting only) and really good phono boards.
I prefer it to my old ARC preamps, (I used to use an ARC LS-2 preamp and ARC PH-3 phono preamp).
Used they tend to go for around $4k, so it is in the same ballpark as the ARC LS-25.
Just a thought!
Good Luck in your search.