Amp match for Chartwell LS6?


Hope all are well. A question for Chartwell owners or folks who have experience with the LS6: What's been your favorite amp pairing with them? Any luck matching them with a tube integrated, or is that slight added warmth of a tube amp too much of a good thing? Curious for your thoughts. Integrateds preferred, but would consider separates. Thanks in advance...

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The BBC classic designs match well with tube amps.  I used to have a pair of Spendor SP1/2Es that I ran with an Image Audio amp with KT88s. It was a great match.  These days, in a second system, I have a LSA VT-70 (35 watts/ch with EL34 outputs) into a pair of Spendor LS 4/5 speakers. This is Spendor's latest version of the classic LS 3/5a.  The VT-70 is a very good tube amp that does bass amazingly well for a tube amp.  I've got a review up in another thread on the forum. 

Not all tube amps are the same. I would avoid one that is overly syrupy in the midrange and flabby in the bass, but there are a lot of good options available.