Best Tube Amp under 10K?


Having every audio dealer in town recommend their line as "the best unless you want to spend $25K" and buy a ..." is frustrating. Well, like most of us, I can't spend $25K on amps ... but I am curious to know what others consider their "final" amp upgrade under $10K. My listening tastes are wide ranging but will mostly include SACD jazz and classical. I do not have a turntable ... yet. And I ususally play at low to moderate volumes only (the wife factor)-- speakers are reasonably efficient 91DB KEF Ref 4's that I hope to upgrade.
lornecherry
I totally agree with Drrasta, the BAT VK-75SE is terrific. The other amps you may want to consider if the KEF's do not have a severe impedance drop are the Atma-sphere MA1 MKII.2 monoblocks. They are amazing as well.
I wouldn't ignore the highly-rated BAT amps--I'm running vk60 monos, but the latest is the vk75se.
If you want to go single ended, I vote for the Cary 805C or the Unison Research Smart 845's. If the KEF speakers have no less than a six ohm impedence I would also place a vote for the lower priced Atmasphere, Berning or Prodigy OTL amps.