fwiw....by ALL MEANS test tubes! with that much $ a tube amp will last a lifetime and your tastes might get more 'organic' as you age. ss last a long time too but imo if you grow away from electronic sounds you may very well realize the joy of natural instruments and vocals with tubes. just my opinion of course.
Integrated recommendations for electronic music
So I'm looking at integrateds for my first home system. The speakers I'm using are vintage Technics SB-6. If you haven't heard them, I would describe them as being fast, detailed, clear, very nice mids, slightly colored to the warm side but not excessively. Probably a little rolled off in the base, but it may be hard to tell that with the cheap equipment I've used them with. They are 93dB 8ohms, so should be very easy to drive. The type of music I listen to ranges from Rachmaninoff (classical/piano) to Infected Mushroom (electronic), but definitely weighed more towards the latter. Been thinking about Cayin A50t, YBA Ya201, Pathos Classic One Mk3, perhaps NAD. Suggestions? Must be great with Infected Mushroom, NIN, Massive Attack.. tks!