I had been using a Parasound A21 with LS50s in a moderate size room. Cary CAD 572 SE 20-watt monoblocks that were loaned to me generated a soundstage with surprisingly greater depth and detail. I was hooked on that sound, I’m currently using an Ayre A7e integrated with 60 watts @ 8Ω, 120 watts @ 4Ω in that setup. The sound seems to have much the same quality, but the soundstage seems not quite as deep as I remembered it to be with the tube amp. On the other hand, there are no PITA tubes either.
