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Tube preamp match with Solid Stare amp

I'm looking for recommendations for a balanced TUBE  pre amplifier..preferably one that also has a phono input.. with a low output impedance.  I'm currently using an Coda No.8..which was designed with balanced in mind.. but it has a pretty low balanced  input impedance of just 10k ohms. Price.. I wouldn't like to spend more than 6k. 

Thank you all :)

tmac1700
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jaymark
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Aric Audio Motherlode XL preamp.  Off the hook good...

testrun
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I might add a used Cary SLP 05.  Cary offers upgrade is not current model.  I use one with AGD Audions and really like the combination.  

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A used Audio Research Reference 6 should fit your needs.

All the best.

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The LinearTube Audio preamp with Lundahl  transformer xlr balanced upgrade

with6sn7 tubes , and 12au7, or 12ax7 tubes a excellent preamp 

A David Berning design ,then upgraded further 

Mike at Audio Archon sells them and offers a fair deal 

excellentindepthbeakdown on YouTube , and their website.

willywonka
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@audioman58 I don't believe any of the current LTA preamps are truly balanced designs even though they accept XLR connections. You don't say what exact model you are recommending. At least a few years back when I contacted them that's what they told me.

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