Tubed Pre match with a Spectron Musician IIISE?

During CES 2009 new "The Killer" tube preamp will be introduced - not terribly cheap but not ultra expensive.
Some auditioned it with Spectron monoblocks and "fainted"
Have a bit of the patience......

All The Best
Rafael
P.S. May be some of you know that Simon Thacher of Spectron "golden standard" was REX by BAT ($20k) and no other preamp came even close .... not anymore and not for $20k either! (not even close).

Dob,
Who makes the "Killer"? Why so secretive: it's a preamp. Will it be intro'd at CES or T.H.E Show?

Simon, from Spectron, mentioned this new, soon to come out, mysterious pre-amp to my hi-fi guy but wouldn't give out any specifics. I will be in the market soon for a new pre-amp for my Spectron amp and I am dying to find something out about this new pre-amp.

I do know that Spectron is working on a pre-amp for the line. Perhaps it could be theirs??

Then what is the harm in saying so? People like to have a roadmap of product direction; Spectron loyalists might even put off a preamp decision if they knew something was coming.