Which SS amps sound like a tube amp?

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.