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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Bassnectar - Into the Sun 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Graham Nash/David Crosby 
Need helpful recommendations for next two purchases
The bluesound is not a preamp. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Emerson Lake and Palmer - Tarkus, MFSL  
ARC LS 26 and Nagra
Looks like the EVO 400 has XLR, but quite a bit more than what you must have paid for the LS26.  You'll probably get some other suggestions. 
ARC LS 26 and Nagra
If you want something more "tubey" sounding, check out Primaluna. 
What are you streaming tonight?
Haken - Virus, Qobuz 
ARC LS 26 and Nagra
I can't tell you about how well the amp specs match up, but I can tell you that you're not going to get a "tubey" sound from the LS26.  It's very neutral and closer to a solid state sound than a "tubey" sound. 
Need helpful recommendations for next two purchases
Your Emotiva is only a DAC, no streaming.  So if you want to stream music services like Tidal, Qobuz, etc., you need a streaming device.  I would also recommend the Bluesound Node 2i, it sounds good and will complement the level your system is cur... 
What are you streaming tonight?
Valkyrie - Fear, Qobuz Hi-Res 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Bob Dylan - Another Side of Bob Dylan, MFSL 45 RPM mono 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Cat Stevens - Tea For the Tillerman, MFSL UHQR 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Joe Walsh - So What  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@tomic601 I've bought a few turntables from Echo!  They are very accessible and usually answer pretty quickly if you send them an email.  The address is on their website. 
Best Phone Stage for under $1,000.000
I've had the Puffin for a while now and at its price point, it's a great unit.  I've since made some phono stage upgrades in my main system, but the Puffin wouldn't be embarrassed if I put it back there.  It doesn't really do anything wrong and is...