I'm a decade or so late in responding, but I would like to add that my Simaudio P5LE is a match made in heaven with the CA400. They're both fantastic amps. Nevertheless, as funds permit, I intend to convert all of my components to Simaudio, changing over to two W10 monoblocks. I can imagine that a high-end tube preamp would be a very nice match for the CA400 as well.