Does such a beast exist?


I'm looking for a half width or smaller pre amp with one input and two outputs. One of the outputs must be balanced (XLR). Active or passive, solid state or tube, does such a pre amp exist?
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You can ask Jeff to adapt output for you from his quite excellent PLC passive Sonic Euphoria.

Hope this helps
I would say if anyone makes one Cyrus does. Unfortunately they're quite rare on 'gon, though a bit more common on ebay.

Cyrus makes some really nice stuff, that's somewhat underrated.
Luminous Audio-Axiom preamp. Contact Tim at Luminous he can probably make one for you with two outputs.
Nuforce P-8 preamp is 1.75"H x 8.5"W x 16" deep, includes 1 set of single-ended and one set of balanced outputs, and retails for $1095. You can see the P-8 at nuforce.com in the products section.
The nuforce sounds interesting. For about $200 more you can get the 50WPC integrated, It has no balanced outputs, but being an integrated, I could get rid of my monoblocks and simplify my rig. I don't really want to part with my amps, though. Luminous Audio sounds like a good idea. I think I'll email Tim and see what he has to say. I also noticed that Goldpoint Audio makes a small passive pre with two balanced outs. I could use an adapter to convert one to SE to drive my sub.

Thanks for all the replies,