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Preamp with tone controls other then McIntosh C22

Let me make a confession first. I'm one bad heretic. I use preamps with tone controls. Currently I have tube Mac C22 and it works quite well with my ss power amp. But as always hifi bug screams for improvement. I wonder if anybody can recommend tube preamps with tone controls other then Macs?
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randy-11
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Good for you!  

The best is almost surely the Luxman Classic CL-38U.  

very good control parameters and Stereophile loves the thing (Class A0

and it is a bargain
randy-11
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no, but the Luxman has the ability to set the parameters for the tone controls

You really need to listen [1] very very carefully [2] in your own room [3] to your own system [4] using careful double blind techniques and [5] using well-known source material of the highest quality

... to hear SQ difference between two high end pre-amps.  The differences are likely to be subtle.
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