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Which SS amps sound like a tube amp?

I'm doing research to find a new amp to replace my Parasound HCA 3500. I'd like the tubey midrange but the virtues of SS in the bass. Biamping is not an option as my rack is quite full. I need at least 200 wpc and want to spend less than 2k used. I'm driving VMPS Supertower/R SE's. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
warnerwh
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timo
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Ayre V-3 200 watts/ch into 4 ohms
sogood51
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I would go with a tube pre and see if that does it for you. you can get a pretty good preamp for less than $2,000. What do you have for a preamp right now? If you use a tube amp you will need one thats happy with the 4 ohm load of your supertowers and can control the large bass drivers. The supertowers thrive on power.

Dave
ljgj
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The Mcintosh 202 or the 352.
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czbbcl
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Conrad Johnson MF2500A. The "A" version has the inner detail tubes provide at least more so than the non "A" version. The Pass X250 does a nice job as well.

Chuck
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ncarv
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Mark Levinson No. 27
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