Tube Preamp Advice Needed


I do not have the opportunity to listen to any of these but, after reading posts in this forum and reviews on Audioreview I have narrowed my choices to these tube preamps and I need your opinions on which one would work best in my system. I am looking for a slightly warm to very warm sound due to my bare wall great room which is 32 x 24 with a vaulted 21 foot ceiling. My system is:

Classe 25 balanced two channel amp (250 watts) for midrange and tweeters
NHT SA-3 amp for woofers
Wadia 20 CD transport
Wadia 25 DAC
NHT 3.3s
Cardas Golden Cross XLR Interconnect (DAC to Classe amp)
Cardas Golden Cross bi-wire speaker cable
Aragon Soundstage on order which I will run through the surround processor loop of the tube preamp

If I can get the same quality of sound from my Wadia 20 hooked to the Aragon I will sell the Wadia 25. I am concerned that I may not because I am using the glass fiber optic connection from the Wadia 20 to Wadia 25 and I don't know about the difference in the DACs. The Wadia 25 is then connected via balanced interconnects to the Classe 25. The Aragon only has a Toslink fiber optic connection to hook the Wadia 20 to. The Wadia 20 does have a single balanced output which I might be able to connect directly to the new tube preamp. Too many variables for me.

My tube preamp choices are:

BAT VK50SE
Joule Electra LA-400
Conrad Johnson 17LS
Audio Research LS25MkIII

Thanks for your help and advice.
mnhgolf
Apart from Kasboot's mysterious conundrum, I'd second (3rd) the Capitole idea. Otherwise, as far as tube pre's go, CAT Ultimate is good one for your s-list.
Absolutely correct Abecollins....The DECWARE ZTPRE is a bargain. I can not understand why people spend thousands on crap like ARC or Conrad Johnson or Joule electra or Jadis (good stuff but OVER priced and probably do not come with a life time warranty or the build and purist sonic quality of the DECWARE)....and as for Redkiwi...very funny..lol
by the way, did I mention the Decware ZTPRE has a 30 day money back gurantee, at a small restocking fee......
The conrad-johnson premier 17 LS is an excellent choice. You will not be dissapointed.
Thanks for all the advice everyone has freely given. I took the plunge and ordered a demo unit of the Audio Aero Capitole 24/192 CD Player for $4300.00. I hope it solves my problem.

Mike