The most emotional amp out there?


OK gang, I need your votes for the amp you feel that brings the chills, the goosebumps, yes maybe even a teardrop or two when you sit down and listen to your particular music of choice. Although many responders will automatically think of tubes, I do not necessarily share that "prejudice". I'm trying to find that special amp to mate with my Virgo IIs that really takes me to the heart of the music...as opposed to just performing the requisite audiophile tricks (e.g. imaging, soundstage depth, etc.). I'm tired of appreciating the specific virtues of a well known amplifier that I am auditioning but never really being transported to a place where I forget about the gear and simply am enthralled with the music.

Don't get me wrong - I enjoy the audiophile thing as much as the next person. But I am searching for the amplifier that will transcend the need to go through the checklist of listening attributes a reviewer does and instead will simply allow me to sit back and just be enveloped by the message that the particular recording artist I am listening to is trying to communicate.

I hope I'm being somewhat inteligible here and thanks for your suggestions.

Gregg
reneaugroup309c
My tenor OTL's have beem the heart of my system since they
were first introduced. I have always had excellent service.
Their service department remains(check their website).
I always thought that emotion is in performance pace, distinct emphasis on certain parameters of performance..and majorly, on the composition. The greeks first discovered which kind of music pumps you up and which brings you down...

I cant believe that someone would need a top level setup to get the emotion out of a piece of music...
Pioneer SA 9500-II had tears streming down my eyes when I was nineteen. Never found one that emoted so well.
There's a lot of people satisfied with a $15 bottle of wine at dinner too. Different strokes you know.