? Integrated amp, rich warm midrange, tight bass

A pair of Rogue Audio M-120 magnums are listed in your price range... $1,500. They need some tubes...Rogue Audio can fix you up with some EH-Kt88's for a good price.

I have a pair of these monos driving my Apogee Duetta Signatures, solid state qualities with tubed midrange magic.

Dave

I intend to write a review on my Blue Circle CS Integrated.

What you want it delivers.

Shoe,The best way to get a warmer mid is to change to carbon fibre interconnect cables like Van den Hul The First or The First Ultimate.The imaging and coherence of these is also superb.This is not a slight change,it is signifigant.
Also if you are using stranded speaker cable try using solid core copper like Kimber.

JT