???Anyone Here UpGrade From Yaqin/Cayin/etc... To Another Tube Amp Considered Hi End???

just goes to show you how we get accustomed to what we have owned.  
owning a raven audio nighthawk and blackhawk i found the sound to be neutral, highly refined and colorful with outstanding transparency.  sounded spectacular with kef ls50 speakers. 
first and subsequent times hearing hegel amplifiers i thought they sounded obnoxious and closed.  bass was pounding and out of balance, midrange was smooth but lacked transpareny.  
i could never live with that kind of sound.  

Interesting perspective, devilboy.  I agree with you.  The issue then becomes or the goal then has to be: what is the *least* fake presentation you've heard, or that any of us has heard?  What (integrated) amplifier paired with what speakers has provided the most realistic-sounding musical presentation?

@recroom  Exactly. Well said.