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Name your favorite Integrated Tube Amplifier & why?

ASK:

If interested, and something comes to mind - Please feel free to reply and name your favorite Integrated Tube amplifier & why? 

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Thought it might be fun to post the question to Agon members. Maybe the one I missed comes to mind for you. I'm a former owner of a modded Cary SLI-80 Signature too, might need just a little more current/grunt this next time around  :) 

Yes, I DID carefully look over many prior threads and felt it necessary to post a new thread. Nothing stated moved the needle much for me, so trying a new post in 2026.

Speakers:

  • 92.5db sensitivity, 4ohm imp, dual 8" nomex woofer drivers, with air motion transformer tweeter/midrange

Background:

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.   

Thanks in advance for your consideration and replies.  Happy New Years yes

 

 

 

decooney
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wsrrsw
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@decooney What 92BD speakers? You are a long time member here and like some other long timers have life changes and I hope for you they all in the all good category. New gear is fun. So there’s that. 

Like me some Accuphase integrated Amps. Yup. But please consider Rogers High Fidelity. Here’s one on ebay. A phone call to Roger will save you at least 13%. I have one you can see in my Den system page. In my channel surfing of equipment changes I have kept this integrated Amp.  More here on these fora. The App works well too. (FYI Roger made me a thing to use a sub. Tell him you have two and he’ll fix you up.)  

The "why" is the sound. Bass you bet. Luscious mids. Yah baby. And I like the way it looks. I send Roger and Xmas card because he has taken care of me. 

 

 

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jayctoy
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Viva 300B integrated amp. Very musical and beautiful.

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lloydc
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Rogers High Fidelity. Sound fantastic, and built to a higher standard than anything else.

polkalover
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I’ll throw tube integrated hybrid into the mix that’ll show up the tube amps- the musical fidelity nu-vista 800.2.  Beautiful build that makes beautiful sound

chocaholic
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Have been enjoying Unison Research Triode 25 for about 6 months now. 23 watts in Triode and 45 watts in Pentode. Drives my Canton Ref 7k’s (89.5db/w) beautifully with plenty of headroom even in Triode. Stunning soundstage, depth, detail and dynamics. Worth checking out and not terribly expensive. 

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