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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??
pontifex
pontifex OP
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Just a quick update for anyone who has been following...

I have secured a deal on a Musical Fidelity A308 integrated amplifier for $1300 CDN. That model dates back to 2003 (I think ?) but it was manufactured in Great Britain before MF moved the bulk of their manufacturing operations to Asia. It is a dual mono design with 150 watts/ch and gets many good reviews and is said to be very "musical". I look forward to picking it up next week!

Also, I have secured a deal on a beautiful pair of Monitor Audio Gold GX300's. I probably should have opted for the GX200's because of their easier room placement but we'll see how it all works out. Very excited! :)
mesch
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I have been following and hope the best regarding your purchases.
don_c55
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+1 Csontos

There are quite a few "great" sounding SS amps, now, and, as far back as the late 70's!
schubert
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AVA 450 Synergy amp sounds like a 120 watt Sylvania 6550 amp if there were such a thing
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atmasphere
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There are quite a few "great" sounding SS amps, now, and, as far back as the late 70's!

One of those was the H/K Citation 16. If you found one though, expect to get the filter caps replaced.
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