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Which SET amp to buy?

I am thinking about making the plunge into the SET amp world.I have not chosen speakers.I will pick my amp first and then search for efficient speakers.I have a budget of 2000.00 and do not know whether to go the 2a3 or 300b route.I have heard good things about AES,Wright-Sound and Bottlehead.The Wrights look very interesting.Especially the Mono 8s.I have heard there is an inherent hum in some SET amps.Is this true of all of them or only certain brands?Any input you looneys?
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danielk141
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Sounds like your looking for magic. Why don't you try a Pass Aleph series amp? They are solid state with only 2 gain stages. I've been down the tube road & the Pass amps I have (Aleph 3 & Aleph 2 monoblocks) sound quite romantic (tubelike). I haven't taken out one tweeter or come home to a noisy failing tube since I quite tubes..
(I am looking for a tube pre-amp though).
I have an aquantance who fell in love with a low powered SET amp, he's still trying to find speakers that he can drive to levels he attained w/Manley monoblocks...

Daniel
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