Affordable SS that sound like Tubes

I just bought an Integrated Amp for my second system. No it doesn't sound like a tube amp , but it is detailed , has a great midrange , excellent low frequency control ....  it has it all .  Except the tube sound you are looking for.   

As mentioned previously I have a pair of Mid Mono.   It wasn't until I swapped my CJ pre for the incredible sounding Zesto Leto  that I fully realized how good they are for $2000.   

Maybe the Anthem integrated,  Great amp.   $4k plus.   Still not going to have the tone and meat on the bones you seek.  Great sounding amp though.   

Honestly , a really good piece of gear won't always allow you to tell what the topology is.  That Zesto is a good example.   It just sounded so effortless and beautiful.  It committed zero sins .   It was a transformative experience owning a preamp of that caliber .

Never tried the QS preamp,   my last preamp was a CJ Classic 2SE which was an excellent sounding preamp.  Before that a McCormack RLD 1 , a McIntosh C15 before that.  Looking back after using that Zesto for about 10 months they were all slight improvements over each prior but nothing like the Zesto.  In comparing the CJ to the Zesto it was not even close.   It was as if all previous preamps were a bottleneck.