best of two worlds...any preamp suggestions?

I am living with audio for 30 years now and I am close to the equipment which fits best for me. But now I need some advice. I listen with a big horn system and really big subwoofers. The horns are driven by a diy 211 SE triode for the sub I am using a ss amp. Now I am looking for a preamp. A friend lent me his Spectral DMC 30S and it was really great. But I have not that much experience with tube pres. Is there anything comparable to the spectral in ss or tube? For me the spectral is very expensive and I would feel uneasy if I would not have tried anything similar or better..if posssible.
Thank you for you thoughts.

Heiner