Tube integrated amp recommendations?
I’ve been into vintage stereo for the last 5+ years. Just love the sound of 70s gear. I have accumulated some outstanding equipment from the “golden age” - Sansui, Pioneer, Onkyo, and Yamaha receivers and, as a result, I have 3 different listening setups in my house. For one of them (my man cave) I’m looking to replace the Kenwood KA-907 integrated amp with a tube amp. The problem is that I have no way of trying out a tube amp with my setup and I do not know what to expect or whether it would even work.
Here’s what I have there:
Martin Logan Motion 40i floorstanding speakers (92dB sensitivity),
RSL 10S MK2 speedwoofer,
Technics SL-1700 turntable,
Wiim Pro Plus streamer,
TV that gets minimal use (mostly sports where sound doesn’t really matter) - through the WiiM Pro Plus.
There I listen mostly to classic rock, jazz, and soft jazz.
My budget is up to $7K and I can go brand new or used. I don’t care if it’s vintage or somewhat modern but I’m after that (apparently) soft, tubey sound I keep reading about :) I’ve been looking at PrimaLuna online and their integrated amps seem to check all the boxes but is there anything else out there I should look into?