Amp recommendations


Looking for some advice. My 25 year old amp has given up the ghost and I haven’t kept up with what’s good out there. Instead of sinking money in my existing amp, I’m thinking of replacing it. The amp that went bad is a Cary Audio CAD 300B (none of the tubes are working, one of the rectifiers flashes when turned on, I checked the tube fuses). The preamp is a Cary Audio SLP-70 (I recently had it checked out and retubed it). The speakers are Chapman T-7. I also have a Creek CD-60 and Project 1.2 turntable. Music Meter inter connects. My budget is around $4000 for a new amp. Is this a reasonable budget? What amp recommendations do you have? I’d prefer to stay with vacuum tube but if there are solid state amps that you’d recommend, please do so. I can provide specs on the components if needed. Thanks for your advice.
z32kerber
I would start by calling Cary Audio.  I think you will find they know their products very well and will be more than happy to work with you.  You might also try reaching out to Dennis Had directly.  He is no longer associated with Cary Audio but started the company, was the designer of your amp and I believe will be more that willing to render an opinion on best way forward.  
@charles1dad One thing that’s always impressed me about the 300B amp is how "powerful" it seemed to me. I rarely had to turn the volume up much to get the volume I needed.

z32kerber,

I have a simular situation as you.  I have a speaker that 89db sensitive and I have driven them with a 2a3 tube p/p 15 watt mono blocks.  I have been extremely happy with the organic sound and powerful sound I am getting from this setup.  If you like DHT's try to find out whats wrong with your amp.  Every time I think about a new more powerful amp I just come to the conclusion that 15 watts of DHT just sound magnificent. 
@z32kerber,
For me what has stood out most over time is the realism/tone of all instruments and human voice. An asset for any music genre of course but ’really’ hits home for jazz in my case. This was a step upward from my el 34 and a 6550/KT 88 based amplifiers. It’s different for everyone as to what works best

. @bobbyheinatz I hear ya, it’s so individual in nature.
Charles
If you are hot for keeping those speakers then consider a Carver Crimson 275.  Great value amp and change the stock signal tubes with some NOS tubes of your choice and you have a great unit that has you way under budget.