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Help recommend a good tube preamp
I guess the OP isn't looking for the best sound quality, only looking for resale value.  
Bob Carver tube amps
@fisher_400  the transformers in question are the output transformers not the power transformers.  
Tube amps and a Stradivarius
Movie theaters use solid state amplifiers, so your point isn't a very good one. I've heard better dynamics in home theater systems than at movie theaters.  
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@kota1  what does a Grammy winner have anything to do with sound quality, the Grammys are usually a joke.  
Tube amps and a Stradivarius
Try using transistors without feedback and see what happens.  
Tube amps and a Stradivarius
Triodes are more linear than transistors, which can also make them sound more realistic than solid state.  
Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts
@prof  soundstage, imaging, and note decay, and that's just off the top of my head.  
New Western Electric 91E 300B Tube Integrated Amp REVIEW !
@jerryg123 I figured it was a drive by post   
New Western Electric 91E 300B Tube Integrated Amp REVIEW !
@jasonbourne52  you own the western electric 91E?  
Preamp for Parasound and B&W803d2
I'm going to recommend something a little different, if you call or email Al at space tech labs and tell him exactly what kind of sound you are trying to achieve he will get right back to you and have a recommendation. Most of his preamps are bala... 
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So long as the cross-over is placed prior to amplification it is - by definition - active.  This is incorrect, there are passive line level crossovers as well as active.  
GaN guitar amps?
There are still some top notch players that don't use petals at all, Ronnie Earl comes to mind, I don't think this type of player will be switching to class D anytime soon.  
Why do Tube Amps sound more romantic v SS amps
I don't know where you get your tube amps from, there are tube amps from decades ago still running strong. Once solid state amp give up they take out circuit boards sometimes and you can't get those boards anymore because they are proprietary. Tub... 
Open Baffle Experience
I find that my apogee duetta 2 sounded best about 7' off the wall.  
So, I listened to a $1Million Dollar System
Sounds like the dealer may have set the system up the way they liked it, mellow. I heard systems like this at Axpona sound terrible one year, and then sound great the next year.