I like the valvet amps. Not much power but very nice with high sensitivity speakers. I was also using tube gear prior to this.
Good Sounding Vintage SS Receiver or Amps
Although I use tube gear. I bought a Yamaha CR-220 for the hell of it. I owned vintage Pioneer, Marantz & other receivers. This Yamaha CR-220 is as close as I ever heard to a tube amp. It lacks the tube midrange super wide soundstage, but with careful setting of the variable loudness control plus bass & treble controls I was surprised. Turn the loudness control one notch up from full counter-clockwise, Bass two notches back from full clockwise & Treble three notches from full clockwise. The receiver is a fully discrete design lacking op-amps that were terrible back then, If you are short on cash, these under $100 Yamaha CR-220 receivers work well. 15 watts output per channel is not loud, but using 89dB or higher rated speakers works for general listening levels.
What vintage receiver or amp do you like?