help with a lush 50 watt+ amp

i have heard prima luna amps and pre amps. they sound like solid state. i am looking for a vintage tube sound. it has nothing to do with how the quads are placed.

i like a very dark, highly euphonic sound which most people don't like. i have heard wadia gear. i don't want detail i want less deal, and subtractive coloration.

from my experience with the cj mv125, i think its almost as colored gets as far as amplifiers go, in its power rabge, over 100 watts.

i am having a hard time finding current made gear which i like because most current production components sound like harsh solid state even if they have tubes in them.

hopefully, i will find some 6922 tubes which can sufficiently darken the bat so i can live with it.

basically i like treble response as follows:

down 2 db at 2Khz, down 4 db at 4 Khz, down 8 db at 8 Khz, etc.

yes i am aware of equalizers, but i still need an amp, preamp and digital source and speakers.

Sorry I couldn't help. What you are looking for is the antithesis of what high end audio is all about. You have such unique requirements. Good luck in your quest.

Hi Dennis_the_Menace,

Between the V12 and 805C which is the faster sounding amp? I've heard the V12R in my home but the 805C only at the dealers. At the dealers, I thought the 805C sounded a bit slow but loved its fleshed out sound. I was listening to a Christy Barron cd.

Hey. Buy a used MAC amp. Problem solved. People all the time go that route that don't care for the new state of the art sound you can buy today. I bet there are more classic amps that you would fall in love with. More older experienced and knowledgable vintage fans could give you all sorts of advice. Actually, there is a forum for this subject over at AudioAsylum.

There must be a new current production amp out there that would fit your needs. I just don't know what it is. I bet Art Dudely would know.

hey KW6... i've only heard the 805c, not the V12.