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help with a lush 50 watt+ amp

i own vtl deluxe 120 monoblocks. i would like to purchase another amp, 50 + watts, which has less emphasis on the upper mid/lower treble than my current amp. i'm willing to lose resolution in order to gain a more vintage tube sound which can compensate for cds.

by now, many are aware of my taste for a highly euphonically colored sounds. yes, this is what i like. most of you don't like this sound.

i have been criticized for this. i'm a big boy so i can take it.

anyway, someone has to be the audiogon iconoclast, and i guess that someone is me.

thanks for your help
mrtennis
newbee
4,767 posts
 
Do you have a budget? New or used? Are you going to drive your Quads? I can't recall your pre-amp - what are you using?
clio09
3,355 posts
 
I'd also suggest the AES Six Pacs or Cary V12 (original, i, or R versions). I owned the V12i myslef at one time and enjoyed the sound, it just didn't have enough power for my speakers.
rcprince
3,070 posts
 
Older CJ tube amps; also, in the higher priced vein, older model Jadis JA-80 or 30 monoblocks with EL-34 tubes would give you the sound you're looking for (don't take a modified one, though). If you're driving older Quads, the JA-80s are reputed to work very well with them.
mattybumpkin
590 posts
 
I own the AES Six Pacs and they are great amps. However, I wouldn't describe them as "lush". Being EL34 based they do have that midrange magic though.

Regards,
mrtennis OP
3,295 posts
 
my favorite amp is a cj mv125. hard to get. its heavy and a nightmare to ship.

next choice might be a cj mv100.

i am driving quad63s or maggie 1.6s, using a canadian preamp, 6sn7 based called the mapletree.
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