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After all that, I have decided to stay with my digitally attenuated Bricasti M1 DAC. Thank you all for your kind advice & recommendations!    
Tube Amp for Coda 8 Part 2
@fthompson251 - eloquently said and thank you for that!                                  After a TON of research, I may just stick with my digital attenuated DAC for my pre-amp.  
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@foggyus91 OK sorry, just not a fan.  
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You guys are awesome, thanks!  
Tube Amp for Coda 8 Part 2
@sls883 yes, and it sounds pretty good, but most say that using a pre-amp as a volume control should sound better. I want to try, but I don't want to break the bank to do so. Thanks,  
Tube Amp for Coda 8 Part 2
@sls883 Bricasti M1 SE II  
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Tons of great suggestions, thanks to all! Let me take this one step further. I have a DAC that has pre-amp capabilities. It's to my understanding that having a pre-amp (analogue) will sound better than the digital attenuation. If I'm just looking ... 
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@ericrhodes1 it seems the Rogues don’t have balanced inputs, but the Schiits do. I will check out Nord Acoustics, thanks! @yyzsantabarbara Thanks, so not too big on the Freya as others here?             Have you heard Ravens, they don’t seem to ... 
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Great stuff guys, thanks a lot!  
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Too many to thank and great lists @chuck ​​​​@hilde45  I see that not too many tube pres offer balanced inputs, any thoughts?   Lots of praise for the Schitt Freya, I was surprised...  
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@jasonbourne52 @kofibaffour @roxy54 @ghdprentice  I was also thinking of changing out my Coda 8 to some Purifi (class D) monoblocs. Do you think the same tube pre-amp recommendations stand?  
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I was also thinking of changing out my Coda 8 to some Purifi monoblocs. Do you think the same tube pre-amp recommendations stand?  
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Did you guys see this? It's from Galion Audio made by Doge. $1850 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV94ukebTsE    
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Some of these recommendations are pretty pricey, I was thinking $3K max.  
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WOW, thanks so much for all the suggestions!