MOST tubelike solid state amp

I was looking for the Audio Research VT-100 with an Ls-25 but it was out of my budget... I got instead a YBA Passion Integrated. I auditionned pretty much the whole line of YBA an I can tell that the whole line sound pretty close to tube amps. Wether you choose the YBA 1, 2,3 or the Signature Series, the sound is always very detailled without being analytical (each series to a different level). YBA does not have an in your face sound, it's never fatiging... The amps are not extremely powerfull (I beleive they are all rated under 100W/8ohms (except the Signature and Passion series) but they are more than adequate for the majority of speakers.

Note: There is a high current, double transformer version of the Series 2 and Series 1. I don't think you will have any problem running any kind of speaker.

The best tip I can give you is to go audition some of their gear...

Of course, this is only my opinion...

Best Regards

Don't know if i'm repeating someone else's post, but maybe you want to try a tube preamp with SS power? Lot's of people think that's THE way to go........

I love my Pass Labs x-250 class "A" to 40watts about as tube like as you can get.

all of the EDGE line