Please help, What tube preamp?

I'm not sure about warm & crisp - sounds a little bit counter intuitive - however, for a clean, neutral, basic and inexpensive tube pre-amp look at the EAR834L. I use one in a second system and love it. Only 3 tubes to worry about and they are long lived in this application. I saw one for sale in audiogon last week for $699 (I think).

I use the Audible Illusions #3 and very happy with it, however I run a tube amp. I heard the KSA100, I think that is a excellent amp. It was paired with a CJ tube linestage,
which worked well.

HHMMMUUMM ---- Warm & Crisp ha... sounds like trying to push when yea should be pulling.. That sounds a little tough to ask for,,, I always found it to be one or the other or is it that compromise... I read enough and going to bed -- good nite