Thanks @wsrrsw appreciate the offer :) I'm hoping to come up with something that causes enough curiosity and interest to start listing all of my preamp/amp separates I have now. Cant seem to get myself to do it yet. Definitely keeping and eye out for the right integrated tube amp over the winter I guess.
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 
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@decooney Denada. Rogers High Fidelity will let you try his with an In-Home Trial. The "new" used one on ebay in is what I mean. You can call ’em on the telly. I had my one modified to use KT170"s. Yum yum. That begs the question of what else can yah try before yah buy? As I already mentioned Accuphase would be another. BAT (Balanced Audio Technology) is another but I don’t know how many watts you may need? The bigger Pathos Hybrids look to be all that too but I have never heard one. Aries Cerat Genus Integrated would be my A#1 choice but that would cause trouble with the misses and maybe my lower back too. |
Original Audio Note Meishu Line (non-Tonemaster) is an all-time favorite - really an exceptional component and is 300b excellence. They sell for $5-$6K super rare. GL with this one. Audiomat Opera Reference. French small batch hand made EL-34 based integrated. Audiomat amps sound like no other as they have a weight and low-end definition that I've never experienced before. I use an Audiomat Solfege Reference (6550) amp today at our vacation house and its special; 40 watts x 2 100% Class A magic. Margules i-240 is another EL34 baed amp from Mexico that I've heard and will be next up for me but to be used with more efficient speakers. Just a beautiful amp in every way. There are more but these are all real-world priced albeit not easy to get your hands on. Worth the hunt though. Just my experience. |
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