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Solid State amp to go with Audible Illusions Modulus 3a preamp
Absolutely check out LSA Voyager GaN 350 which can be found used ~ $1500 (Ric Schultz aka Tweak Audio) does a mod for them too. The GaN based modules should ne magical with a tube pre of that caliber  
Distance from wall for KEF Reference 1s
Every room is sonically different; different construction, walls, floors ceilings windows...try one of several available set up discs. My go to is from Stereophile decades ago. Maybe they still offer it  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Lyle Lovett and his Large Band  
Audible illusions L3 vs L3B
Only if you plan to upgrade your source and amplifier. I made that switch 3+ decades ago. IMHO, balanced is the only pure way to fly  
Coda FET 02b Balanced Pre vs Newer Preamps
Check out the GaN 1 Beta thread. You may not need a preamp https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/peachtree-gan-1-beta?highlight=GaN%2B%2B        
Whats playing on your system today?
Willie Nelson Borderline  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Willie Nelson Borderline  
Should I steer clear of class D amps
I too have owned quite a few class D amps over the decades, including the PS Audio M700s, which were decent but not enough umph for my big room. The 2 that remain are the EVS 1200 dual mono single chassis amp, a Ric Schultz (Tweak Audio) effort ba... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
The Who Then/Now  poor recording, at least the first few songs. Will scroll through later  
Whats playing on your system today?
The Who Then/Now  poor recording, at least the first few songs. Will scroll through later  
Whats playing on your system today?
@curiousjim    Back in my previous life turntable I had several Mannheim Steamroller records. Of the many things I like about Yellowstone is the sound staging  
Whats playing on your system today?
https://store.mannheimsteamroller.com/products/yellowstone-the-music-of-nature  
Whats playing on your system today?
Yellowstone conducted by Chip Davis   @curiousjim  Me too. I play it fairly often  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Yellowstone conducted by Chip Davis  
the big one: how do you choose speakers? By what features, data?
Unfortunately, early production LSA speakers had some issues. Newer versions should be excellent