Name your favorite Integrated Tube Amplifier & why?

@decooney 

I highly recommend considering an Accuphase integrated amplifier. It combines the warmth and musicality of tubes with the control and drive of solid-state, making it capable of driving virtually any speaker with ease. Depending on your budget, the E-4000 (new) or a used E-280 (often under $5K) are excellent options. I personally transitioned from a tube preamp and 300B amplifier to an Accuphase integrated (E-650) five year ago, and I have no desire to return to a tube integrated or separates.

My next move, if anything, would be toward Accuphase separates. I truly consider Accuphase a lifetime brand; one you settle into rather than continually upgrade away from.

Regretfully I'm considering the journey of selling and collapsing two full sets of my last favorite separates systems (preamps, and amps) back to a single integrated amplifier for space, consolidation, room changes.   

If I had to sell my mono amps and preamp. I would buy a Vinnie Rossi Brama integrated amp. The best of Solid State and 300B Tubes, engineering, sound quality and build quality are excellent. My speakers are 96dB sensitivity @ 1watt two meters 8Ohms. See here 😎

Mike

I’d love to hear that Vinnie Rossi Brama, that’s a unique way to make a hybrid.

Octave V70SE 

My 1st tube experience so my opinion probably doesn't mean much, but I very rearly use my solid state amp any more because even though is about 1/3 of the power, the bass and dynamics sure don't suffer any and everything is much better. 

Right. Transistors can be no worse than tubes, digital can be no worse than analogue, and Miles Davis is nothing special.

Accuphase, especially Class A, are excellent amps, but they cannot compete with tubes done as they should be done. Tubes are superior devices, why is it so difficult for some to accept it ?