Neve pre-amps are almost an industry standard, however, Presonus and HHB make excellent units as well.
I believe this is an 18" Black Widow driver? I have an older version in my International 118 (18" Black Window) subwoofer. I had it from my DJ days and decided to use it at the low frequency driver in my home theater. It's hooked up to a Peavey CS-80...
I agree with you Peavey is by far the leading candidate. Pitching wise Jake Peavey is a stud