Need some Tube and Class A SS Suggestions

I am in the same boat here. 
I have upgraded my system. Currently have a Linn Majik DSM (w/ amp and volume turned off) that feeds a Pass Labs XP-20 preamp and a 250 watt Bryston 4BSST-2 power amp. I have new demo Spendor D9s. Playing vinyl sounds awesome but certain digital recordings can have too much steel edge and grain. The middle and the bass are superb though.
Did some reading and it might be that the Bryston is a poor match with the Spendors. I was going to replace it and then Covid-19 hit. This is a remote location on a small island. So I have postponed replacing the amp with a warmer SS or tube base amp. 
But then it hit me: the sound is changing! Very, very noticeable: the highs are softer and more detailed with less reaching for the volume than I did when I first installed the Spendors. I have also been playing with the Linn Space Optimization system. Getting a better result with time and experimenting with the created Linn profile.

So, I am glad I did not rush out and get a new amp. I am in no rush to do so now. I will keep playing the Spendors and listening to their changing sound. I will then get a new amp as a test. No rush though. Who knows how this will work out?

Bottom line: I was somewhat on the fence with component & speaker break in periods? But these Spendors are opening up like a fine wine in a decanter...

I am in the same boat here.
I have upgraded my system. Currently have a Linn Majik DSM (w/ amp and volume turned off) that feeds a Pass Labs XP-20 preamp and a 250 watt Bryston 4BSST-2 power amp. I have new demo Spendor D9s. Playing vinyl sounds awesome but certain digital recordings can have too much steel edge and grain. The middle and the bass are superb though.
Did some reading and it might be that the Bryston is a poor match with the Spendors. I was going to replace it and then Covid-19 hit. This is a remote location on a small island. So I have postponed replacing the amp with a warmer SS or tube base amp.
But then it hit me: the sound is changing! Very, very noticeable: the highs are softer and more detailed with less reaching for the volume than I did when I first installed the Spendors. I have also been playing with the Linn Space Optimization system. Getting a better result with time and experimenting with the created Linn profile.

So, I am glad I did not rush out and get a new amp. I am in no rush to do so now. I will keep playing the Spendors and listening to their changing sound. I will then get a new amp as a test. No rush though. Who knows how this will work out?

Bottom line: I was somewhat on the fence with component & speaker break in periods? But these Spendors are opening up like a fine wine in a decanter...

Hey Photomax. Looks like fellow Spendor owners are following each other around on the internet :). I’m on the same Steve Hoffman thread as well!

Lol!

I spent a lot of time investigating speakers before I purchased my Spendors. Then came buyers remorse and doubts. But with each passing week I am liking them more and more...

I spent a lot of time investigating speakers before I purchased my Spendors. Then came buyers remorse and doubts. But with each passing week I am liking them more and more...

Yes the wine analogy is really on point. But I also wonder how much is the speaker breaking vs. the brain being broken in. I think it's a combo of both.

I would pair a Prima Luna tube amp with a Prima Luna tube preamp.  System synergy is key.

I wish I could, but my rack just doesn't have space for two 8 inch tall devices. And my apartment is very limited so a taller rack won't work either. One of either the preamp or poweramp needs to be like less 6.5 inches tall :(