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the best 'tubey amp - warm,smooth,liquid' ?

i'm using the word 'tube' as the meaning of warm,smooth and liquid sound.
but i could't compare to some tube amps like mcintosh(mc275), cary(cad 805), arc(vs115) and conrad-johnson(premier) at one place and the same time.
some say mcintosh lean, cary weak and not bloom, arc not tubey and cj no clarity.
i need your experiences and advices.
actually i have a difficulty to match speaker systems with.
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tmsorosk
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Is your system extremely bright that your looking for those less than neutral traits?
polk432
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I auditioned the Mac 275 and the Cary CAD 120s and chose Cary over the Mac due to the Mac sounding more SS than Tube. The Mac ran cool compared to a lot of other tube amps though.
vegasears
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I agree with Hifigeek. Look into EL 34 based amps. I have a older Jolida 1000 integrated amp in a second system and it's sweet as syrup with great inter detail.
rlwainwright
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The Butler TDB-2250 has gotten high praise for its unique design and very high-current output. Google it and see what others are saying...

http://butleraudio.com/tdb2250.php

-RW-
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early
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I happen to have a sweet Mastersound 300b available.
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