Seems to me the only easy way you could make the amp have the greater effect would be to use a passive pre with all candidates. At least that's what I would do, unless of course I already owned my unconditional, forever pre, in which case the only job would be finding the best match for this "lifetime" component when playing the sorts of music I happen to prefer.
Maybe too simplistic, but nothing above makes me suppose otherwise.
Maybe too simplistic, but nothing above makes me suppose otherwise.