Inexpensive Integrated for GMA Europas

The Norh SE9 is an SE (single ended) design, not SET (single ended triode). Other than that...

In fact, the el 34 is the only pentode that can be wired triode without blending grids. The Se9 is not a Art Audio 300B , but it ain't bad for a beginner and will satisfy for a while. I use it for a back up, it and a Decware Zen select.

Yea, I know it's single ended pentode. But's it's still a fine amp for $400.00 delivered to your door.

The Europas are fantastic speakers, but need good stands, and good distance from rear walls (I own a pair).

I'm driving mine with a Densen B100 and the sound is terrific, but that amp, even used is a bit beyond your price range.

The europas are 4 ohm, but seem to be an easy load on the densen amp and quikly get too loud for me.

In your price range two that come to mind are the rega brio and the creek 4330. Arcam may have something in that range also. An older Naim Nait could be found for that money, but is rarer.

You have the makings of a great system.

Minimal coloration and maximum transparency from a 400 dollar tube amp with 9 watts output driving a sealed box enclosure having less than a 90db efficiencey rating from less than a thousand dollar speaker pair with an audience who from previous posts appears to be much younger than me and me remembering myself at that age playing the music that I played then and do sometimes still would have clipped the hell out of a 9 watt amp trying to achieve the near concert hall levels I tried to reproduce at home resulting in gross distortion and blown drivers.What about bass control and extension while playing back Dark Side of the Moon?..Nad or Arcam would be the product of suggestion for this speaker and most of the audience seen on these pages expressing buying signs for this particular GMA product..Tom