Reference preamp with laid back and relaxed highs


I'm looking for a reference preamp with relaxed, and laid back highs and upper mids.

Balanced outputs are required.

Budget is open at this time.

The last preamp I owned that had the characteristics I loved was the Lamm LL2 Deluxe, but it does not have balanced outs.

Thanks in advance.
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Look at the McIntosh C2300.

It is laid back without loosing any detail, has MM and MC adjustable input resistance phono sections, great headphones output, bass and treble adjustment (or bypass) assignable by input, HT pass-thru, 3 outputs per channel (for bi-amping or connection to a sub), looks amazing with the tubes glowing through the glass top and famous blue meters.

I have yet to find a flaw in its design. I love mine.