Under $10k budget Preamp suggestion, please.


I'm upgrading my system and considering next preamp right now in this budget. If possible, I'd like to find ones having retail price around $5-8k. Here's my setup

Transport: Hiend music server using Digital balanced + Superclock as master
D/A: Esoteric D-05 slave to transport
Pre: Considering here.....
Power: Spectral DMA 180 (May change later)
Speaker: Rockport Ankaa

I'm considering Karan KA L at the moment since I couldn't think of better alternatives right now. I feel my system needs a bit more lower frequency for suitable tonal balance because D-05 has inferior bass comparing to Alpha DAC which almost fits in my system.
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Do you really want to correct deficient bass from your source with a preamp that adds bass and otherwise colors the recording? If you want that, you can do it as a much lower price point than $10K.
Tube or solid state? What is the input impedance of the Spectral DMA? Consider the input impedance of the Spectral and the output impedance of the preamp, especially a tubed one. Not much concern with solid state preamps.
What is the input impedance of the Spectral DMA?
Foster_9 (Threads | Answers)
100K ohms. No issues with matching, including tube preamps.
Cary SLP-05 and Modwright 36.5 are both outstanding. I have the Cary and it was a great purchase.