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Tube Integrated Amp - Help Please

Recently sold my hybrid Rogue Integrated and am now looking for a used tube integrated. I'm using Verity Audio Tamino X2 speakers - 89db (and told by Verity that these speakers are easy to drive and do well with Tube amplification). I listen to different genres but I love the soulful sound of a female jazz singer and classical music featuring the cello (looking for a warm midrange I suppose). I have a small room 15x14 (ugh) and listen at fairly moderate levels. Other gear includes a Hegel HD25dac and a Clearaudio Concept TT (Dynavector 10x5 cartridge). I'll probably buy a separate phono stage so the new Integrated amp does not have to include phono. 

My ear gravitates toward a lush warm sound, nice extended highs and tight bass. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My budget is $4000 and under. Thanks

Considering Rogers EHF-100 MK2 (no local dealers) or Line Magnetic (dealer is about an hour away). If keeping things a little cheaper on the budget, I thought the Sound Antique  AQ1001 Mark II DT or the Rogue Cronus Magnum may fit the bill. 
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sonicbeauty
324 posts
 
Forgot, for what it may be worth here are other some good and not-so-good amplifier pairings I experienced with Verity:

Electrocompaniet EC 5-  warm but not detailed
Audiomat Preluge - a detail-retrieving machine, but overall thin
Simaudio - Artificial bass, dry sound flat soundstage, way too dark too
Musical Fidelity - pretty good actually but uninvolving
Sonic Frontiers Power 2 - Line 2 - Very nice
Yamaha AS 2000 - a real bargain, sound nice
Anthem 225 - Big, brawny, entertaining sound, a nice unit
Bel Canto REF1000 monos (class D) probably the worst of the bunch
Pathos Logos MkI - Pretty much faultless, just beautiful.
McIntosh 6450 integrated - second worst of the buch, sorry, old sound.

I am stopping here before I start getting knives thrown at me ;)

Everything is SOOO subjective here of course.

nitewulf
422 posts
 
@shaksfan , do you still have the Rogers, what's you impression?
shaksfan
32 posts
 
Hello nitewulf,

I do indeed still have the Rogers integrated. It's really a fantastic amp. Great sounding and built like a tank. Drives the Verity Taminos with ease. Recently sent back for a check up and Roger and staff were fantastic. Great customer service. No regrets at all for this purchase. Hope that helps. 


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jafant
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May be slightly above $4K- the B.A.T. VK-3000SE. Any of you guys own or test driven this tubed integrated amp?
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