Pre with phono to mate with Nuforce?

I looked at the NuForce amps last year and had thought of matching them up with a Quad 99 preamp that I had.

The Quad has a decent phono stage and the tilt tone control is a nice feature. Over all I thought for the price it was a very good sounding unit.

Regards,
Todd

Ive used an Ear 834p it has tubes which can be a good option for a more relaxed sound with Nuforce amps.
Mike

Thanks for your suggestions. When looking around my area (Minneapolis) I came across someone selling a VTL 2.5 preamp. I'm really thinking a tubed pre, to tame the brightness of the Nuforces. Any opinions on the VTL...or other tubed preamps w/ a built in phono I should entertain?

How are you using the NuForces? Are they well broken in, and are you leaving them on all the time?

How much are you willing to spend on the pre? I was all set to recommend the Parasound Classic 2100 until you mentioned VTL. It still might be a good choice.