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Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy?

Have been a SET guy for so long I have forgotten what a good SS amp even sounds like.
Just bought a pair of $33k speakers that will replace my current $16k speakers. Both are from the same designer and both are 92db and a flat 8 ohms. The new ones arrive in 4 days!
My 300B based amps well drive my current speakers even though I do use the system nightly as a 2 channel home theater. Especially considering the HT usage, I think I may enjoy a SS amp with many times the horsepower. The speaker designer suggests using a Leema Hydra II. I have written to Leema telling them of my 300B preference and they assure me that their amp does not have the destructive harmonics that make a SS amp bright. There must be other SS amps that can satisfy?
mglik
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geoffkait
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grey9hound
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Decouple the amps mechanically from the floor.
I HIGHLY recommend Sistrum Apprentice platforms.
I have them under my Tekton Double Impact speakers.
IMO they are Excellent
http://www.starsoundtechnologies.com/SistrumApprentice.php

>>>>Actually, the guys at Starsound don’t believe in isolation/decoupling, their stands work on a different principle, for better or worse. The Sistrum is what I call a “shedder.”
moofoo
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Not 300b, but check out Audio Mirror (Vlad B.) 45w SET monoblocks, based on 6C33C tube. I have a pair mated with a deHavilland Mercury III pre-amp  and the sound is wonderful. Clean, clear, not edgy at all, and very addictive. The amps drive 88dba EgglestonWorks speakers with no problem. 
ghasley
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You should try what the Tetra designer told you, the Leema. I’ve never seen nor heard one but obviously you bought the $33k speakers for a reason. No offense intended but why are you listening to all of us when you evidently trust the designer’s ear enough to spend your cash on his speakers but not enough to take the rest of his advice for the amp he recommends? Why did you upgrade speakers? What amp was being utilized when you demoed the speakers and made the decision?

I happen to have a set amp and a solid state amp and two other tube amps in other systems. None of which feature your speakers so why on earth would you listen to me?
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I’ve been in shows with the Parasound amps and they’re very very good in terms of neutrality and channel separation and overall sound.
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austinstereo
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As a result of being in sales and service of audio gear for a very long time, we have yet to encounter a solid state amp that can match a tube amp in terms of warmth and space.  Just as true, we have yet to encounter a tube amp that has the tautness and attack of a solid state amp.  A push pull tube unit is a bit more of a happy medium between the two extremes.  
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