A couple of weeks ago I picked up a Little Bear P5-1 preamp, replaced the tubes, connected it to a TPA3110 amp and was just totally amazed by the sound. This combo was connected to a pair of EPI 100 speakers which I refoamed, recapped, rewired and resealed. A Marantz CD5004 was the source. My low wattage system is usually centered around a Bottlehead SEX 2.1 amplifier.