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I’m looking for suggestions for a tube Pre Amp

My Current System:

Benchmark USB DAC1
NAD M3 Integrated Amp
Vandersteen 2CE

For a long time I was rocking a Wavelength Brick USB Dac (which is a tube dac) as my source component, but have now moved to a Benchmark DAC1 USB. I like the idea of having a tube somewhere in my system but I don’t really think I can afford to maintain a tube amplifier. That being said, I’m considering adding in a nice tube preamp then use my NAD as a power amp only (and potentially moving away from the integrated NAD at some point).

Can anyone suggest a moderately priced Tube Preamp that would complement this system well?
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zd542
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New or used?
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slappyjam OP
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Preferably used... I hate paying retail. But I would be willing to do new if there was a in-home trial offer of some kind.
sidssp
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Have you tried to use the DAC1 as preamp to drive the NAD? Adding an unnecessary component in the middle, be it tube or otherwise, may not be a good idea.
manoterror
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I've been looking at YS Audio tube preamps, as they have a true balanced design, with balanced input and output. That would work great with your new DAC. Worth a look, especially at the SE edition.

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mofimadness
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+1 on the Modwright LS-100.
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