Tube Amps With Good Bass Qualities

@brownsfan

Another vote for Atman-Sphere

I completely agree, and I will also add that most speakers with  drivers presenting a 8/10 ohms load (or more) "nominal" will provide good bass qualities for most tube amps, that's the "happy match" you mentioned. I have MA-1's and love the sound. BTW which "right tube complement" you have (power and driver tubes)

@luisma31, I've stuck with the SED winged C power tubes.  I haven't seen anything likely to be better for any kind of reasonable cost.  I've done a good bit of tube rolling on the 6SN7s, using a few NOS RCA, Sylvania, and GE tubes, as well as a few different current production brands.  Right now, I have a Shuguang WE+ at the position requiring the GTA/GTB tube.  I've tried other tubes in that position, including various NOS RCAs, Sylvanias, and a GE GTA, and I like the Shuguang WE + best.  It is a very large tube, and it will only fit in the isolated front position because of its size.   In the rear positions not requiring a GTA/GTB tube, the best I've found in the rear middle is a NOS Sylvania Bad Boy.  Every other tube I have tried in that position results in decreased dynamics and top end sparkle.  For the rear row right and left tubes, I really liked the early 50's NOS RCA grey glass.  I recently picked up one of the new Sophia Blue Glass tubes and rolled that into the rear right position.  I really like that tube, and I am thinking about getting another pair for the left rear position.  Those are very nice tubes!  Sweet and smooth.  I don't know how the various tube locations in the M-60s (MK 3.3) correspond to the MA-1 amps.   I'm curious about your experience with the 6SN7s.

Thank you, I have kind of the same experience, not using the WE+ but the CV-181-TII (Shuguang BT) very decent tube, comparable to the Psvane, the Psvane is prone to failure IME, and very similar to the BT. Like you RCA and Raytheon NOS 40's and 50's produce good results, I have short bottle Sylvanias not bad boys but same plate if I remember correctly these are 6SN7W and sound is good too. The standard chrome top from Sylvania I agree produces some sparkle (I thought it was just me as most people like the chrome tops). If Ralph could have made the M60 and MA1 with the driver tubes sockets a little more spread you could use the boutique chinese in every position, that will mean possible re design the chassis of course