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Tube amps under $7500

Ready to experiment with combinations never before (or not recently) tried. Step one requires a tube amp. Now looking at Prima Luna EVO 400 which sells for 5K. Any other tube amps I should consider in this price/feature range? Must come in silver with balanced input. For pairing experimentally with various tube and SS preamps. Efficient 4 ohm Legacy speakers (and the room/setup) are the constants.

 

hickamore
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rooze
638 posts
 

Synthesis or Jadis.

All the Synthesis amps I’ve heard have been integrateds, but they do make a stereo amp and I believe monoblocks too. They have a definite house sound and it’s in the warm and tubey category yet with good detail and resolution.

The Jadis amps are similar, but I don’t think they’re a fit for your aesthetic preference.

rhg3
208 posts
 

The OP stated, “I love the romantic, tube-y sound”, so I’m not getting the ARC recommendations. 

bpoletti
1,553 posts
 

Audio Research D-79A.

honeyooi
126 posts
 

@ hickamore, May I suggest Manley.

i have snapper, mono amp, powerful 100w .

have balance but not auto bias. 

rajugsw
219 posts
 

Black Ice Audio. I’ve owned the F100 mononlocks and F360 Preamp for over a year and Tube rolled from the stock KT88’s to 6550 and now KT170’s with no issues !

My friend bought their F22 (no XLR) and runs KT170’s in it as well. F35 gets you the XLR input.

 

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