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New pre-amplifier?
How is anyone going to answer this concern for you? If you don’t trust the dealer and manufacturer in question to honestly disclose that it is in fact new and not B stock cancel your order and find those you are comfortable with.  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Gabriella Anders - Wanting ; also, Last Tango in Rio  
10 gauge power cord. Too much power for tube amp?
Not a tech expert but I’ve had a signal tube go bad in an integrated amp as well as in a DAC and in neither case did the component shutdown. Also, I have 11 gauge power cords on my 3 tube integrated amps, zero issues.  
Can you touch the tubes?
@carlsbad2 "tubes, not so hot" Try telling that to an 845 tube, or any power tube for that matter    
Are cable “upgrades” just as likely to make your system sound worse?
Where's the OP?  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Roberto Restuccia - Lounge Katz  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Roberto Restuccia - With Every Turn  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Kevin Stewart - Solo  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Kevin Stewart - Illustrations  
Are cable “upgrades” just as likely to make your system sound worse?
@wester17 - Were you happy with your DAC, amp and streamer  before you changed the cables?   
How easily can you distinguish between different DACs?
@asctim No right or wrong just different experiences, I have always found that DACs do not sound the same, and with some the SQ might be relatively similar while others not at all. And, they each have an impact on the overall system’s SQ. I don’t... 
How easily can you distinguish between different DACs?
@asctim - Which "Ferrari" & "Corolla" DACs have you directly compared?  
How easily can you distinguish between different DACs?
I've owned the following DACs - Audio Note 1,1, Blue Circle 509, April Music Stello MK2, Aqua LaVoce S3, Modwright Elysee, and MojoAudio Mystique V3, none sound the same,  and it was easily discernible   
Is it worth it? DAC question
Ignoring the broken record poster above. The only way to answer the question is for you to answer it yourself by trying it. Finding someone who has your exact equipment is likely relatively low. There are online threads about setup with an extern... 
How easily can you distinguish between different DACs?
@ghdprentice +1 @lalitk +1 @sudnh +1