Best 6NS7 Preamp for a Pass Labs XA25 amp

Agree Aric gear is amazing. I have an Aric Transcend 6SN7 Preamp with upgraded caps, HT bypass and ALPs volume control, up for grabs if interested.

IMO/IME the 6SN7 is one of the best tubes you can use in a line stage of a preamp!

Another recommendation for Aric Audio! I have a pair of XA60.8 and use the very first Motherlode preamp from Aric. It bests any piece I had in the system prior! Call him.

Another recommendation for Aric Audio! I have a pair of XA60.8 and use the very first Motherlode preamp from Aric. It bests any piece I had in the system prior! Call him.

>> Cary SLP-98 tube preamplifier with good 6SN7s << is also a "fairly popular" combination according to Nelson himself in an email I received from him last summer. He indicating having several customers with this combo, fwiw.   

A good friend who bought my former tube amp was comparing over 30 days with his buddies loaner Pass XA-25 using his personal Cary Audio SLP-98 (with good vintage 6SN7s, and really good coupling caps) indicating he really liked the synergy with some of the Pass amps.  I plan to try it this year too just to test it to see how good it really is.