Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp?


Greetings!

I’ve seen some folks using Tube Preamps with Solid State Am ps. I’m thinking of doing that with my system as part of an incremental change. I currently have a Parasound P5 preamp with a Parasound A21 driving Klipsch Cornwall 4’s. Will a decent / good Tube Preamp really make a difference in my sound? I enjoy what I have now but really want to experience Tubes in my system. Thanks!
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Oh, forgot to mention, I use vintage tubes whenever possible. There is a lot of magic built into those old 50s, 60s, 70s built tubes!
No suggestions on a tube preamp for my CJ mf200?? I’m looking for something with a remote in the $500 used range

That's a relatively low budget for decent tube gear unless you are looking small form factor (Pro-Ject boxes) or some of the Chinese brands.  I have liked some of the Chinese gear I've had...Yaquin has some stuff in that price range.  Not sure about remotes. 

Valvet is a good example of a manufacturer that subscribes to the tube pre/solid state amp school of thought. Can read some of my impressions here:
https://taww.co/post/190866808752/valvet-a4-mkii-amp-soulshine-preamp

I also used the Valvet Soulshine tube pre on the Bryston 4B Cubed, and it actually worked decently well as the Valvet has a relatively stout output, but the Bryston has a very low input impedance which isn't very friendly to most tube pres. There was some collapse of the soundstage at lower volume settings, and overall the Pass XP10 was better in that application. The specific tubes and circuit employed will have a heavy bearing on how well it mates with a particular amp.

That all said, and with the disclaimer that I am not at all a fan of tubes in general, I have to agree with other commenters that with a speaker as ostensibly tube-friendly as the Klipsch it's worth exploring a lower-power amp. Parasound amps are nice and clean but in my experience if you can get away with a lower-power tube or Class A solid state amp, you can unlock additional layers of musical nuance and enjoyment. Pass XA25 and Valvet E2 are a couple SS examples that could be magical and I would probably start there as the next step - get the most synergistic amplifier possible for the speakers, then look top optimize the preamp. You likely want something better than the Parasound at that point, but hard to say until you settle on the amp. (I'd also avoid preamps that have a built-in DAC unless you don't have the budget for a comparable outboard DAC.)

What type of music is this for, btw, and how loud do you need it?
After 50 years and 50 pre-amps  I have no doubt that tube pre and SS amp is best in average system .

That said , I have had two tube pres  blow up and  take  10., 000 $ of speaker with it . In todays money more like 15K .
I have Pass XA60.8 amps.  I had the Schiit Freya, I think its a good $ 600 preamp and much better with the balanced connections but it was no where as musical as my Decware CPS3.  The CSP3 is single ended and comes with a bit of hiss and humm. With the balanced connections the Freya was quieter but not quiet.
I bought a used Allnic L-3000.  Super super quiet, super detailed, clean strong bass and as they advertise kinda holographic.  
A really good tube preamp does not come cheap but even relatively inexpensive tube is different form SS and for me preferred.