Recommendation Tube Integrated

@decooney I am putting my fingers and my ears right now and repeating "Integrated should sound just as good....integrated should sound just as good!!" :-)

@gkr7007 I am decidedly not a tube roller - thanks for the reminder that is a thing.  The Pacific was recently upgraded to Engine 11 and had currently recommended tubes from factory, so I have not given that a thought.

I like my primaluna. Very good quality build. Built to last and sounds great. I compared it to ian ntrated system 3x it's cost. It really sounds great. It has auto-bias and protection for the amp built in. 

I owned a Raven Audio Osprey with best quality tubes and also Raven Audio Corvus speakers and was so happy with sound stage that it produced for 5 years.

But decided this year to step up to Raven Audio Reflection Amp .

A lot more money but they offered trade in on Osprey after 5 years and I had to at least see if my 73 yr old ears could hear that much difference...

At first I thought I made a big mistake but after the unit become broken in approx 6 weeks the sound stage is super wide and the instruments so much more punch and dramatic... But the cost was a hard sell but I am not sorry, for every time I play this Reflection and hear notes in music I have heard for years and never heard instruments and cymbals & drums like I do now...But the Osprey for  approx 6k is a Amp that made me happy for years and you get to try it for 45 days from Raven..

Wish you all good luck in your search for best sound stage you can afford.

Too bad they dont make an integrated.

@mathiasmingus-Have you gotten a tube integrated? If not, I'd look at Unison Research Triode 25. 45 W in Pentode/25 in Triode. The Triode meets your smooth and creamy criteria, as well as being resolving/involving. 

https://unisonresearch.com/en/prodotti/triode-25-2/