best preamp under 4000 to match 4b sst

A few questions for you first:

Is your budget $4,000?
(I assume you mean USD, or is that in Euros?)

Do you prefer new or used?

Do you want tubes or do you prefer solid state?

Do you need just a line stage, or do you need a full function preamp? (i.e. one with a phono stage)

Is a remote a requirement?

If you don't need a phone stage, the Dodd Battery pre, and $2,500 new is a wonderful preamp, and especially well suited to SS amps due to its low output impedance for a tube preamp. Being battery powered it is extremely quiet, almost like a passive. Worth exploring.

To answer your question Kurt im looking at 4000 cdn and state or tube will do. Im looking for a good combo. And i dont need phono. And remote control would be a big plus for me.

I appreciate your feed back Tvad, i did hear that bryston's preamp made the bryston a bit to bright thus the reason why i was offered to try simaudio p5.3 . I can tell you know alot about audio. I honestly have been only getting more into this over the last 2yrs thus when it comes to technical terms i get a bit lost sorry. I just know what sounds great and i do have quite a good ear when it comes to music. I am learning as i go. Thanks for your patience Tvad.