Which SS amps sound like a tube amp?

What about Carver amps, I have heard T35 sounds tubish

Chad: The last amp I will put in my system is a Carver. I bought one of the TFM models just to toy with a few years ago. After it was in my system for a few minutes I had to get it out of there. Thin sounding with no imaging. Those are of the worst amplifiers I've ever heard. If anybody would have told me any amp could sound that bad I'd have not believed it. Fortunately for me there were a few people here that recommended a tube preamp. That was the key I had been looking for and that's the beauty of the vast knowledge we all can share here as it benefits us all. If you've not tried a tube pre in your system it's definitely worth a listen.

I never heard a Carver amp, and I want to get into tube style, but thats another issue..I simply stated that I heard (from a respected) audiophile that he liked the carver and classified it as a laid back tube sound.....so maybe I shoulda just kept my mouth shut, wife is at work and I am bored

I had a carver M500 for a long time and finally sold it and went with CJ. The carver isn't even in the same league with CJ tube or ss. The ss CJ amps are very nice and detailed with that musical midrange the is usually only associated with their tube amps. The PASS XA series is very nice as well but at a substantially higher price.

Chuck

Audio Research 100.2 sounds like a really, really good tube amp.

Almost any SimAudio.

You should try a Sunfire Signature II. I just had a
VAC PA 100.100 and like the Sunfire better.

I can't say it sounds like a tube amp but is a very natural and vivid amplifier. At $1799 for a 1000watt ICEpower amp, it's a very good value. Of course I am biased as it's my company... ;^)

Cheers!

heavystarch,
What amp are you referring too?

classe delta, very fluid an natural sounding

GamuT amps have many attributes of good tube amps particulary with an excellent tube preamp. The secret of the GamuT is a single switching MOSFET output device which means no matching problems and a "single voice". I listen to my Gamut Mk.3 with the deHavilland Mercury triode tube preamp. My jazz, opera and classical music sounds extremely natural, emotionally involving and very much like the live concerts I attend. I am sure fine tweeking (refined cables,PC, vibration control, room treatment, purified AC) all add to the realism.

hi folks. carver amps or anything with the carver name on it is absolutly junk. there equipment looks very exspensive but what comes out sounds terrible. the only piece worth looking at is the silver 7.

I would go for Cary cad 200 very tube like sounding amp and good price on Audiogon

You're getting a lot of useful feedback here. I've heard tube amps but only owned solid state, a bipolar and a mosfet. Honestly, I didn't hear similarities. If I were on this hunt I would take the feedback from here and go do a lot of auditioning.