Reliable tube integrated for $1000

Sorry for the confusion, Tobias.
Vista Audio i-34.....the one that Rumadian recommended earlier.

I second Bombaywalla's JoLida recommendation - not to dismiss Cayin or PrimaLuna. Have had a 502B for years now. It was my introduction to tubes and I am very happy with it. It has been very reliable. Yes, bias is manually adjusted but that is not a big deal. Upgrading tubes has taken it "up a notch". I'm not associated with BBW in any way but think his offer is worth exploring.

I'm loving the Primaluna PL2 I picked up here. Have it paired with Proac D15's..... Plenty of power, great sound. Just put in a quad set of winged C Kt88's..... Nice bottom end...

Having a close friend who owns a Cronus, I can't say reliability is its first virtue. Here is a list of the problems encountered in the first 4 months.

- Defective headphone jack (out of the box)
- Defective on/off switch (the unit can't be turned off) after 4 months
- Unstable bias (has to be ajusted every few days)

As far as sound is concerned, this integrated is great. Midrange is plain fantastic and low level listening is a pure joy.