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Changing amps?

So I am curentley thinking about changing to a different amp. I curentley use a Pioneer VSX-1014 7.1ch reciever. I use it to drive a set of JM Lab 906 speakers. My question is would it make sense and sound good for me to go to something like a NAD 7100 integrated or a Arcam Diva A 65+? Or would it be better to go with seperates if I can find them used. I was also really toying with the idea of a tube amp but I dont think I really have the budget for one. I have found a few cheap tube amps here on audiogon like the electric baby but I dont know if it could power my speakers well enough. Thanks for any advice.
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Forget the Prima Luna, overated and over reviewed. I would go for the Jolida 707a with stock OEM 5058 tubes or the Jolida 801a with stock OEM KT88's if you need more power. These amps are just amazing! Best bang for the buck in the tube world. Plus their integrated so you can always move up to a pre amp in the future. All you have to do is listen to them, for the most part reviews are full of crap! As far as biasing goes it's easy, you only need to do it for the power tubes anyway, you can pick up a digital volt meter at ratshack for about $15.00, it takes few minutes to do. The bias trim pots are on the top of all the new Jolida amps. Have fun!

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