McIntosh- Sweetest, Smoothest sounding Solid State ?

It mat not have the big fancy dancing blue meters, and lacks any kind of bells and whistles, but the Sugden class A solid state amps sound sweet indeed.

Yes, the Sugden amps have an organic sound, especially the Masterclass. 

Since March 2020 I’ve been working from home and have music on much of the time. I’m actually thinking about getting a Sugden A21SE to use when I’m playing music while multitasking. My tube amp has a fairly pricey compliment of tubes and I cringe thinking about reducing their remaining life while not always listening intently.

...my other thought is a Pass SIT-3 when not running my tubes.

here is truly one of the sweetest solid state units (and with good, real world power), for a song... i have zero affiliation, don't know the seller at all -- so a prospective buyer would need to do proper due diligence, and not mind an older unit that may need a little care and feeding over time

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649762917-bedini-ba-801/