Conrad Johnson PV5 or PV12
VanAlstine Super PAS-3
Audible Illusions M3A
All are tube. All would add the warmth you seek. All sound wonderful with Jazz and Classical. All have steady resale value should you want to move on.
You should be able to find the first 2 for less than $1500 / leaving extra for a good outboard DAC or Streamer.
I would budget $1k for a preamp- and look for a CJ PV5, then a media streamer such as a Blue Sound NODE2i. Better DAC than your CD player, and can handle all streaming services along with NAS / USB drive stored media.
VanAlstine Super PAS-3
Audible Illusions M3A
All are tube. All would add the warmth you seek. All sound wonderful with Jazz and Classical. All have steady resale value should you want to move on.
You should be able to find the first 2 for less than $1500 / leaving extra for a good outboard DAC or Streamer.
I would budget $1k for a preamp- and look for a CJ PV5, then a media streamer such as a Blue Sound NODE2i. Better DAC than your CD player, and can handle all streaming services along with NAS / USB drive stored media.