Tube amps known to have a low damping factor?

I would instead look at the output impedance ratio to the nominal impedance of the speakers the amp will drive. You want a ratio of at least 10 between nominal speaker impedance/amp output impedance. Anything less than this will usually cause a drop off in some portion of the frequency response, depending on the impedance curve of the speaker.

I plan to do that, but right now I'm just asking for a list.

CAT JL-2 has a DF of 10. Why do you want a low DF? I thought I high DF was desireable...

Higher damping factors are not a free lunch; something has to be traded off to get there, and that something is the ear-friendly distortion behavior of a low (or zero) global negative feedback amp.

Most SET and OTL amps have a low damping factor, but they work fine on speakers designed with such amps in mind.

I suggest reading this paper before you select an amplifier; it will be helpful regardless of what type of amp you go with:

http://www.atma-sphere.com/Resources/Paradigms_in_Amplifier_Design.php

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