Reccomend a good preamp for me.


I have nixed the preamp for a while now with using only a DCS Rossini DAC going direct.  I have that in the back of my room and a 10M pair of balanced cables that run to my various amps I use.  I have been getting back into vinyl again and even a cassette player so I am in need of a preamp that will have at least one balanced input and 2 more RCA inputs.  I have been trying different amps and speakers lately also and think I will land on some kind of lower powered tubes and higher efficiency speakers.  I used to have a few nice preamps years ago and I always remember thinking the preamp was a big piece of the puzzle the heart maybe of the system.  PS Audio BHK looks good maybe or a Pass Preamp?  I'm out of the loop on preamps. 
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Go to a brick and mortar store and listen to it.  Go to Stereophile and The Absolute Sound's website and find out what they recommend.  Their reviews and description is better than any 5 line description here - mine included, hah!.  Then think about your budget, and the sound you like.  Stay away from "vintage" high end gear (i.e., Levinson, Krell, etc.) that has not been serviced, and that has not had all the old capacitors replaced.  If you must buy vintage high end gear, look on a website like George Meyer's site.  He's an authorized Krell fixer-upper in the SoCal area.  In any case, happy hunting!  
I like my Audio Research Ls28se, 4 balanced in and 4 RCA.  2 outputs for 2 amps. Sound is very nice with SS or Tubes. I use a PS A21+ or PL EVO 400.