best preamp ever - cost is no object

I would take the FM Acoustics or VAC. 

Naim Statement NAC S1 linestage analog preamp.

is there a best wine, a best movie, a best restaurant, a best wife ?

For short term leases, I continue to see ’best wives’ every now & again.

In my humble opinion, the best starts with being Differentially Balanced= TRUE balanced, but to appreciate what that does, your amp needs to be DB also
In that vein, though I've never heard it, Tortuga Audio preamps tech is first rate and likely to be up high on any list,


it would be on mine, but I am running my Oppo 105 via VVCs (WireWorld series 8 XLRs to EVS 1200 amp) to very good effect. I believe Tortuga has a return policy but at 2K Im afraid I would love it too much


hth

tbgs +1 for being a Geoiff Kait accolite


I did teleport, have his pebbles, ceramic outlet  covers, springs under everything, New Dark Matter, stickers that are placed over the bar codes...

And while Ive heard improvements at every turn, the 2 with the biggest bang IMHO, are his springs and New Dark Matter

hth