Having used tube preamplifiers (BAT, Brinkmann, Einstein, & VAC in the past, and now Nagra) together with solid state amplifers (Adyton Cordis 3B & various Accuphase Class A models in the past, and now TAD M600 monos) for many years, I sympathize completely with the sentiment that a combination of tube preamp and solid state power amplifier is hard to beat in terms of musicality and overall "rightness" or "balance".
I have also, sparingly used solid state preamps in the past, Pass and Accuphase come to mind. As well, the passive resistor preamp by Audio Synthesis (now defunct) and the passive transformer preamp by Music First Audio, and no preamp at all (Meridien digital).
At the end of the day, everything is a compromise or balancing of different parameters, and the goal is to achieve that specific balance which sounds right to you (not necessarily to others). So enjoy!