Best new tube amp under $1500?

JWN is no longer in business..& owes several people.

I HAVE THE ALON II AND THE ALON IV'S THEY NEED A LOT OF POWER TO MAKE THEM SHINE.....FOR IV'S ARE ON A C/J 2500A SS, WITH C/J PV12....THE II'S ARE ON A C/J 2300A WITH C/J PV 10L, AND SURPRISING SOUND REAL GOOD. THE 2300A HAS A MOSFET/JFET DESIGN AND IS MORE MIDRANGE TO HIGHS TYPE OF AMP....BUT GET SOME THING POWERFUL LIKE THE JOHN CURL DESIGN A21 AMP WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD AND NOT TO EXPENSIVE....LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU CHOOSE..

Kennesawjet please stop yelling we understand you. That all caps is tough on the eyes to read.

For me I think one should look at the Jolida JD-502P tube amplifier. It can use the more powerful Tung Sol KT-120 and even the Tung Sol KT-150 tubes for more power. For the amp and the tubes you can get it for just under $1500 new.

There are very few recent reviews of anything from Jolida which is a shame. I have the same model of 502p that Jedinite24 uses...bought new with the factory upgrades (inexpensive) and have had tube rolling fun with the thing for a couple of years as it's a clean little powerhouse. I recently listened to a Rogers amp costing about 15 times as much, and my reaction was a big MEH...Jolidas are a steal and around half the price of even Prima Luna's well designed, extremely hyped, and often reviewed gear.

Hi Wolf,
I learned quite some time ago that higher cost doesn't always equate to superior sound quality (although it should). Was the Rogers amplifier on a speaker familiar to you? I know sometimes it can be an incapatable/poor match of amp and speakers.
Charles,