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the best 'tubey amp - warm,smooth,liquid' ?

i'm using the word 'tube' as the meaning of warm,smooth and liquid sound.
but i could't compare to some tube amps like mcintosh(mc275), cary(cad 805), arc(vs115) and conrad-johnson(premier) at one place and the same time.
some say mcintosh lean, cary weak and not bloom, arc not tubey and cj no clarity.
i need your experiences and advices.
actually i have a difficulty to match speaker systems with.
zabiaud

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zabiaud OP
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thanks for many tips and knowings, everybody.

my speaker system is 'dali hellicon 800' - 4ohm needed 400watt amp power.
power amp is 'mcintosh 275'
preamp is 'jeff rowland synergy'
source is 'dynaco pro'

some said 300b amp will be the best for 'warmth'
but i'm afraid that it won't be enough to drive power hungry speakers like dali800 or b$w 802.

anybody objection to use chinese shuguang kt88 tubes for better warm sound?

thanks again
zabiaud OP
5 posts
 
thank you, atmasphere.
your comment on 4 ohm speakers really helped me.
i came to know some relationship btwn gears.
but i still don't understand some about 4 ohm speakers.
can we say 'the big speaker systems like proac d40 or b&w (4ohm) generally don't go well with tube amps'?
need your opinion.
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