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tube pre-amp for active monitors

I have Airpulse Model 1(A200) active monitors currently fed by MacBook Pro > Tidal > Wyred4Sound Re-Clocker > SMSL SU8 > balanced XLR out. I wonder if a tube preamp might yield some gains.... anything not-expensive that might fit the bill? Looking for a bit more enveloping soundstage....
canibefrank
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atmasphere
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Not that I know of...
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yogiboy
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A tube preamp for less than $200. Rotsa Ruck!
rego
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 Some ideas ...
https://darko.audio/2019/09/a-short-film-about-the-schiit-freya/
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yogiboy
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The last time I looked the tube Freya was $899. Read!
mrdecibel
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Have you tried various positions of the speakers ? Are they close to a wall, on a desk, or are they on stands, away from reflective surfaces ? Forget an inexpensive preamp, whether tube or ss, as it is not needed.
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