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tube amp for Apogee Tweeter mid-range

I recently upgraded the capacitors in the crossover of my Apogee Stage speakers. This was a good and bad thing at the same time. While it opened up the upper frequencies and let the subtle details shine through, it also exposed that "solid state" sound in my amplifiers. I'm using a Pass Labs x-150 to drive the Apogee bass panel and an old modified Sim Audio W3 amp to drive the tweeter midrange ribbon. While the Pass Labs may be a better amp, it was a horrible match when I had it driving the tweeter midrange ribbon. The sound was like turning the treble up to +11 on an old Radio Shack receiver!
Does anyone know of a musical Tube amp under 2K used, that would produce detailed and smooth (not dull) music to drive my Apogee Tweeter midrange ribbon. I'm currently using a Naim 202 preamp, Raysonic 128 CD player, Linn Sondeck with Koetsu Rosewood and Ayre phone pre-amp.
scott_kindt

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gallant_diva
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Scott:

You can try Audio valve or Antique SOund Lab.

I agree with Dave that bi-amping is a waste of time.

B-amping (many many combinations) never worked for me because of lack of coherence. My current configuration is Apogee full range (modified) driven with one amp, the TRL GT-800. The negative effect of this excellent sound is total satisfaction which has made me lose all interest in trying out more amps and even posting on forums.
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