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PS Audio Direct Stream MK2 DAC
I have owned 2 PS Audio products - first the DS Jr DAC, then the Stellar phono preamp. Fremer gave that phono preamp an excellent review and I bought it when they had a promo on it. He mentioned hum problems with it, which he said he was able to r... 
What's the best EL84 amp?
How about the Leben CS300 and the Audio Note OTO? (didn’t see you’re not interested in an integrated)  
Is there a 300B type amp out there with some WATTS behind it?
Here are two possible options. This is a good 300b push pull amp that puts out 22 watts (Audio Space Reference 3.1 300b Integrated Amplifier on US Audio Mart):   And this 300b SET amp is supposed to be more robust than some others: https... 
Nuforce STA200
kbuzz, this may be too late, but I saw your post about using a tube preamp. I bought the STA200 and had an old Audible Illusions tube preamp and there was a lot of noise. I bought a Rogue RP1 preamp which I picked partly because it has a low gain ...