Tube Preamps that work well with SS amps?


I'm looking for a tube preamp after years of strictly SS. My amps will remain SS. Which tube preamp(s) in your experience mated well with a SS amp? I'm trying to avoid the odd phenomenon where tube preamp + SS amp = slow, soggy sound in spite of benign impedance characteristics

greg7
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You may want to read the reviews I forwarded I. My comments. This is not the problem with Cary Audio and Auduo Research. I’m sure that there are other that don’t suffer these issues as well. Owning the preamps gives you the opportunity to prove otherwise. 

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Don Sach Model 2 preamp, unless you want to spend a lot more on your preamp. 

Just curious on this one. I run a Terry DeWick upgraded  McIntosh  MC250 which I like alot powering Ohm Walsh 200S3s with an Acurus RL11 of 12 as pre. I have felt the ss pre could be a weakness and had it upgraded but still wondered if a tube preamp would take it to another level? This makes me wonder more. Anyone?

A 2nd on the EAR 868. Designed to work into a 600-ohm load, dual single-ended and balanced (via designer Tim de Paravicini's renown transformers) outputs.