budget balanced pre amp, tube or SS?

Hey Chad! What Classe power are you using/will you use?
Did you mean to say balanced input or did you mean to
say balanced power?

I'm still enjoying my Classe CP-700 pre very much; it's not
in the budget category however there is a CP-500, CP47.5,
CP60 and CP65 that all over balanced output & input which
you may wish to consider. At this point on Agon there are
ads for the 500, 47.5 and 60 at reasonable prices...

"Budget" means different things to different folks but, if $2000 or so (depending upon custom features such as dual volume controls) is reasonable, a K&K Audio Active Linestage can be built new with Lundahl input, output and power trannies and beautiful Seiden stepped volume control(s). Uses a pair of Soviet military 6N6P tubes that remain dirt cheap, so re-tubing will not hurt at all. Very transparent, dead quiet (the quietest pre I've ever had) and, in my rig, topped sonically only by a much costlier (but not fully balanced) Audio Note. It smokes the top line balanced (c-core) Prometheus TVC in my system.

Jb: Thanks...was not aware of this pre-amp; can you send me some info such as any website with info on the product, any pictures from your setup if you have them, etc...?

Does this pre allow for simultaneously active balanced outputs? I vertically bi-amp and need 2 outputs active.

Thanks!