@skoorb824
All makes sense and agree its hard to match up without hearing them. The thought here is anyone who recommends an amp to you for Salks and they've never heard them or know what makes them sing, take it all with a grain of salt. As others suggested, maybe head over to AC Audiocircle and try a post on the Salk forum there, finding some members with the 9.5s who've tried a few amps could give you some starting ideas. Yes, tube amps can be a fuss if they are not designed or built well, and you do have to be somewhat committed about keeping an eye on the tubes, bias, yet the rewards can be wonderful too. Jim can share more on that too, seeing he's using them now too. Good Luck.