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What tube pre-amps pair well with Pass amps?

Does anyone have experience with this?  I'm running Focal Sopra No. 2s and I understand the Focal's pair nicely with Pass amps.  Any tube pre-amps you'd recommend for consideration? I like the classical rock, but am gravitating more to jazz, classical and vocals. I just want to try something new.  Thanks.
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decooney
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@koetsue13
"Anxiously waiting my Nelson Pass Designed Korg B1 tube preamp! It should be shipping soon"


Cool. I noticed a few reviewers giving it a go. Does yours have the 6P1 Dual Triode device? http://https//6moons.com/audioreviews2/firstwatt4/2.jpg


decooney
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@cakids
I have Pass Labs XA60.5 amps. My preamps are both Cary Audio - SLP-05 and SLP-98P F1 version. The modified SLP-98P sounds a tad better...

Last year when I was demoing different amps again, I asked Nelson about my own Cary SLP-98/F1 tube preamp pairing with a Pass .5 or .8 amp. He shared having many customers running them already. Guess it’s true :). A buddy with the XA-25 amp also tried with his own SLP98 preamp and liked the pairing a lot. We agreed it was not quite like his strapped triode tube amp, but really nice and musical!
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