best preamp ever - cost is no object

Hey, what ever happened to Tenor amps?  They were all the rage at one point.

Here we go again- zombie thread come to eat your brains!

At least with zombies there are brains involved at some point.

Haha zombie thread, etc. This kind of question is the high-end counterpart to "I need the best fully balanced tube preamp with 5 inputs and remote for under $1K...go!". At least this way is more fun - but really nobody is gaining any insight from these kinds of questions & responses. 

Though if OP is still alive and looking, he should wait a little longer to see what Audio research releases as their new Ref 10 or 50th Anniversary preamp. 

No zombie has compared every preamp ever made.

ML326S best ever, as I don't hear it at all. 
It just 'vanishes' like my speakers do.
I mean how much better can it get if the thing works perfect for YEARS, and it performs even better than just a good piece of IC cable?

UNLESS.... the brief is that a "best ever preamp" is supposed to have some descibable sound, of sorts, eh? 🤔
Michélle