High End SS Preamplifier Ayre, EMM Labs, ML, or Pass

Looking for that neutral, transparent, accurate tonal harmonic musical reproduction that isn't analytical, dry, lean, or fatiguing.

You've got some great Class-A amps.  Was thinking maybe a preamp from another manufacturer who also makes Class-A amps, like Vitus?  You know he's not gonna create a pre that makes his nice amps sound anything like analytical, dry, lean, or fatiguing in the least, right?  Here's one available here now if you wanna take a look...

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9cc4h-vitus-audio-sl-102-mkii-solid-state

Vitus is top notch, no doubt and bullet proof


maybe I am old fashioned but I have about 6 K hours on my Ref5se..and as yet no real itch to put her out to pasture, after some tube rolling, etc...
Rather than burn a bunch of coin on a different flavor, I am inclined to put a serious HRS base under it...

so as a consequence, I tend to discount the inputs of the hyper-frequent gear changers......

Another vote for the Ayre KX-R/twenty.  To my ears there is really something special about that pre.  

I have a Clayton S2000, the single chassis version of the M300s. I’ve tried many preamps and the VAC Renaissance 5 is the winner by far...great match indeed.  Best of luck!