Because you may be running a good length of cable...since your interconnect must go all the way to the speaker-you may wish to opt for an active pre amp. Wright Co. makes a nice tube line stage that would drive the interconnects and looks great doing it-and for the $$$ sounds awesome.
Adcoms high end pre also has an active stage,( I think) if you wanted to stay solid state...and lastly the Pass Aleph L has a passive active linestage in one unit, and is very transparent.
Good Luck
