Looking For The Best Pre-Amp Match For A Pair of Classe Omega Amplifiers

I would recommend taking a look at the CODA SS preamps. CODA tends to fly under the radar, but it is top notch American built SS gear. Very detailed and transparent, but with a warmer quality. The 07X maybe out of your price range, but the CODA CP is a great preamp with a lot of the 07X performance. Both can also be found on the used market. Good luck. 

So i brought the Classe Omega home this afternoon and have them installed. Just running on my back up pre-amp at the moment, wanting to get the amps warmed up and settled in. Been powered up since 2 PM, so about 8 hours, and they have just gotten warm to the touch. In the past with my AVM amps and PS PS Audio I found it usually takes about 72 hours for them to find their footing, and at the 7 day mark before you get the majority of their ability. But even now, after listening to a few tracks you can hear the potential. The sound is far more real than many other amps I have heard over the years. If I had to describe the sound I would say it is nothing and everything, with the ability to bring the music alive. Sure at the upper tier I imagine there are amps that will outpace these, but for what financial resources I have this is quite satisfying. 

Now to find a pre-amp. I still prefer to use solid state, and Coda or Ayre makes a lot of sense. There are a couple of Burmester I could swing, EAR is going to be tube I suppose. Don't know what ARC is doing for SS anymore. The CJ gear phase inverts and don't want to deal with that. I supposed JDRG is an option. Luxman gets mentioned from time to time. Just a few thoughts....

If you want to get the most out of balanced operation, with whatever preamp you look at, ask if it supports AES48, the balanced line standard. Most high end audio preamps don't.

What if the OP's power amp doesn't support AES48? Would it make a difference for the preamp to be AES48 compliant?

@mspot Yes. FWIW supporting AES48 at the input of an amplifier is fairly easy. The concern is not having to listen to interconnect cables to get the 'sound' right. If AES48 is supported its plug and play; one of its goals is to eliminate interconnect cable interaction.

The Omegas have started to settle in, been running now since Tuesday afternoon 24/7 and have finally gotten moderately warm and the sound has opened up. Beautiful midrange, actually excellent tonal balance across the board, spacious soundstage in all dimensions, excellent dynamic expression, and the bass is never overblown but reaches a level of depth that my other amps never would. This is the best sound I have achieved from my JBL 4365, and I am thoroughly content. This was a good purchase for me, and I have met if not exceeded my goals. 

Now its find a pre-amp. I did put a want to buy out for the Omega pre-amp but I bet that will take a long time to find. Need to find a stand in for the time being.