Tube pre-amp with SS Classe Amp

Please help me chosing a tube pre-amp to match with SS CA-201 driving BW 804 Nautilus speaker. Currently using SS Pre-amp CDP-50.
thanks

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bj812 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 20 posts 06-04-2002 at 02:53am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have a SLP2002 & I love. Much better than the ARC-LS25 MRK2 I tradded it for. Alsow I tried a BAT VK-30 & liked it but the soundstaging was pour & A bit to dark for me . But a vary nice preamp. I did own a AYR K-3 It was better than the ARC to.
mingus77079 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 26 posts 06-04-2002 at 06:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have a classe 201 driving Martin Logan SL3's.My pre-amp is a BAT VK 3.This pre-amp has made the sound much more liquid and relaxed,in fact She Who Must Be Obeyed has given me a 10pm curfew otherwise I could listen until midnight every night.Before I had a cp35 pre' and that was grainy,coarse and somewhat harsh.In fact I'm thinking of buying another Tube amp to drive the panels and the CA201 just for the woofers-but then I'm sure cabling will be an issue
pops Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,275 posts 06-04-2002 at 11:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I'm using a CJ premier 14 with Mullard tubes and a ca200 and the combo is very satisfying, using thiel 3.6's. Classe and CJ are a good combo - lots of dealers carry both lines.