Preamp suggestions for Classe cap 150 under 1000

Putting together system from stuff I didn't have the heart to sell.LSA statement speakers,Exemplar tube cd,Modright modded Monolithic Sound pre and phono amp and linn table,a lot of silver wire,not bright very smooth.The amp section of this integrated is nice pre amp is is muddy.I'm a tube fan so tubes would be nice,I have plenty of old 6922 type,12ax7,12au7,6sn7.Havent used solid state pre in a long time but open to suggestions.never used passive or know anything about it but will if it works,I run no more than a meter in cables,can you get anything for under 1000 or less used,thanks