tube pre-amp for active monitors


I have Airpulse Model 1(A200) active monitors currently fed by MacBook Pro > Tidal > Wyred4Sound Re-Clocker > SMSL SU8 > balanced XLR out. I wonder if a tube preamp might yield some gains.... anything not-expensive that might fit the bill? Looking for a bit more enveloping soundstage....
canibefrank

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canibefrank OP

Most active speakers have ridiculously low input impedance and many/most tube preamps will not drive them properly, solid state preamps should have no trouble.
QUOTE: " Airpulse Model 1: The input impedance is quite low, so do check that the source is happy with such a loading. Valve pre-amp use is presently contraindicated by that low 2.5kohm value for the RCA input sockets"

Cheers George