Might try a tube preamp

I'm a fan boy the Luxman CL38U-SE. W/all tube phono. The phono has 4 step up transformers 2 for MC High and 2 for MC low. Mono switch, tone controls and tape loop. Art Dudley gave it a Class A rating in Stereophile. He ran it against his Shindo. Only 100 made and they are gone.

I assume you are not seeking more resolution but a bit more warmth or flavour?

ARC is a bit too close to SS for what I want from a pre.

Mcintosh C2600 has some nice tube flavour & 12AX7 are common enough to roll cheaply! McIntosh is very popular with Wilson gear.

Note that your Ayre DAC is already a little “tube” sounding....

Do you need MM and MC capability?

Yep, I’m looking for a little more sweetness and air for female vocals in particular.

I currently have a Gryphon Diablo 300 being fed by a Chord Dave and focal speakers(I need to update my virtual system in my profile).  

May seem strange, but I was thinking of just running the Tube pre theough my Home theater bypass on my integrated.   I love the Diablo, but thought it might be nice to use a tube pre for those times I’m looking for a different sound.   Is this crazy to do?  

Plus would give me a chance to see if I truly like the tube sound before going all in.    

No analog, I will be feeding it from a Aurender N10 and the Chord.  I’d like to keep the cost below $5k.  Thanks

 By all accounts atmosphere pre-'s are pretty fantastic 

You can buy an older Counterpoint preamp like a SA-2000.  They go for cheap on the used market.  If you like what it does, the upgrades can take it to an entire level for much less that anything mentioned about.  6922/6DJ8 tubes are east to test and make a difference.  Upgrades include volume control, nichicon caps, Vishay caps, tube regulation/rectification, a few resistors and filter choke.  Hard to beat in the $5K area once the upgrades are completed and for a lot less.

Happy Listening.