Parasound Halo P3, $850 plus shipping, 5 year warranty http://www.parasound.com/halo/p3.php

NAD C165BEE, $1000 plus shipping, 2 year warranty http://nadelectronics.com/products/hifi-amplifiers/C-165BEE-Stereo-Preamplifier

CIAudio PLC-1 Passive, $900 plus shipping, 1 year warranty http://www.ciaudio.com/products/PLC1MKII

Parasound NewClassic 2100, $650 plus shipping, 3 year warranty http://www.parasound.com/nc/2100.php

Vincent Audio - SA-31 Hybrid, $650 plus shipping, 2 year warranty, no remote http://www.vincent-tac.de/en/product-types/preamplifiers/sa-31.html

Jolida JD-5T Upgraded, $575 ($425 no upgrade) plus shipping, one year warranty, six months on tubes http://www.spearitsound.com/Stereo_Preamplifiers-Jolida_JD-5T_Upgraded.html

Peachtree Nova w/DAC, $1000 plus shipping, 2 year warranty, six months tubes http://www.peachtreeaudio.com/novapre-preamplifier-with-dac.html

Emotiva USP-1, $449 delivered, 30 day money back guarantee, 5 year warranty http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/processors/products/usp1

If you can find a Doge 8 used for about $1000, you will truely have a preamp that runs with the big dogs once you change the line state tubes to ge and the phono stage to amprex or mullard reissue.

tom