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"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers

As a Canadian I am naturally a huge fan of Bryston products but not long ago I switched things up for a NAD C355BEE integrated amp and instantly realized what I had been missing in terms of warmth, sweetness and overall pleasant sound.

I'm interested in moving up from there into some Class A or A/B amps but I don't know of any other warm sounding Solid State amps other than Pass Labs which are out of my price range at the moment.

Tubes are obviously "where it's at" as they would say but the maintenance factor is somewhat of a deterrent for me. Should I just go for an M series NAD amp or is there another intermediate product between that and Pass Labs??
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ricred1
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This forum serves as a brainstorming session. You get different perspectives, but in the final analysis you make your own purchasing decisions. I think it's great when individuals provide constructive feedback as opposed to criticism.
csontos
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Well, I do know everything. And everything is that there is some degree of objectivity in assessing information from varying sources. The more the information, the more objective the assessment. We are after all part of the same gene pool. The key is to research sufficiently long enough/thoroughly to get a take on all aspects/perspectives you relate to. I have never been disappointed with a purchase after having done so. And I've made many.
zd542
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"The more the information, the more objective the assessment."

Why? Information isn't generic. There's a difference between more info and the right info.

"The key is to research sufficiently long enough/thoroughly to get a take on all aspects/perspectives you relate to."

Unless the research includes listening, its not worth all that much.
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bombaywalla
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Thanks for the correction Unsound.
I didn't forget Forte when I wrote that post. My time-frame must have started when Pass & Threshold + Forte coexisted for some time & in my mind Pass Labs was the upmarket brand with Threshold & Forte following suit in that order of target market segment....
unsound
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^Also, though Nelson Pass was still there, the "T" series amp(s) that your brother had, were from the pen of Mikael Bladiliaus, Jaynes and Coburn.
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