there are several DHT preamps as well, Bonzo. in fact, Srajan Ebaen has extolled the virtues of DHT preamps extensively with First Watt amps.
Bill- most who post on these threads seem to have SS, go figure. I certainly don't know about the european market. clearly, there are SET amp guys who own both Lampi amps and dac.
Do they use 101ds and in the same way that Bonzo like them for speed?
Also its likely these DHT preamps cost MORE than a GG, so you get Dac and preamp for far less than an Allnic DHT preamp costing $30K.
Finally I see Amare with a EML 30A DHT preamp, driven by EF86 and EL84 tubes. This is a Flea DHT and cant be compared to the DHTs commonly used in the Lampi. Also the sound of the DHT is masked by the Driver tubes...