What pre-amp would you choose

There are a number of tube preamps that would go well with this power amp. If you are willing to buy used, there is an ARC SP-11 Mk2 for sale here on Audigon. It was one of the best tube preamps ever made, by ARC or anyone else. The seller is asking $2000 for it, and you have to spend a lot more to do any better.

No preamp at all ... buy something like a Resolution Audio CD50 or 55 and run it direct to the amp. If you are only going to have one source, this is an excellent way to upgrade your front-end (other CD players from Wadia, Theta, Accuphase, etc also have variable outputs which would allow you to eliminate the preamp altogether) ... just my 2 cents

how much $$$$??

Hi
I would like to keep the price under $2000.00 and have a remote