Recommend me a Class A Integrated Amp (or sound like Class A amp)

I did not see anyone mention any tubed amps. I purchased a Rogers High Fidelity EHF 200 Mark II integrated direct from Rogers that was a trade in to him for his really big amp for right about your price range. Full Lifetime warranty!100+ all class A watts / channel !  It’s big, heavy, very well built w/ all point to point Teflon coated silver plated wiring & most importantly, sounds excellent! Very powerful, dynamic with the subtlety & nuance that very few but the best solid state amps can match. 
 

For myself, once I heard what a good tubed amp can sound like with good speakers in a good system, there was no going back to solid state. Sounds so much more like live music w/ “air” & space around each instrument or voice & not fatiguing at all. That all does come with a price of initial expense, tube replacement expenses & heat but I think worth it. 

The coming of a big, powerful amp ( 2-KT 150’s on each channel & classA operation means it foes  put out plenty of heat so it needs to be well ventilated & not in a small room in Florida w/ no AC! 
 

ime plinius are on the darker side of neutral, as are the top ayres (less so than plinius, but still...)

krells, mccormacks (smc modded ones) have more extended airy treble but can be a little revealing on less well recorded material

most pass labs amps and accuphase have quite extended treble but add some warmth to the midband and midbass

top hegels, classe, belles class a, exposure, and certain first watts are most balanced in sound, not lean not rich not bright not dark

devialet and agd are a somewhat different breed, saturated yet very extended, ultra smooth, devialet a bit more colorful and forward, agd is fast rich silky smooth

we have sold almost all the brands under discussion here

we have sold both luxman and plinius

the coda csib beat both of those

the krell is warmer then the coda the krell has s a fantastic dac and streamer for 1k as a board upgrade.

if you have any questions please reach out to us he have a huge range of integrated amps

the k300is dac is extremely good you would have to spend 3to 5k to get a better dac and streamer.as a package the k300i with the dac board is a stunning value. 

Dave and Troy

Audio intellect nj

integrated amplifier specialists

krell coda hegel unison research anthem rega are just some of the integrated amps we have on active display

The Coda CSIB and the Krell K300i are available to demo in my city and I would try them out. 

Soulnote A2 and Yamaha AS3200 come highly recommended among my circle as well. 

I will be trying a TEAC UD-701 and AP0-701 stack soon with my speakers. I've heard it paired with a pair of Sonus Faber Lumina III and the speakers sounded much more expensive than they were. 

I didn't say a bad word about Luxman, I understand those who choose it. Accuphase class A just has more sophisticated sound. At least to me.