Best amp for Silverline Sonatinas

I was going to purchase a Sim I5.I had not heard tubes other than Hybrids at that point.The dealer hooked up a cary all tube Integrated and my love afair with tubes was born.There was more depth.It felt like the room had become wider and deeper.My search for a tube amp stared.I ended up with a Rogue 88 after hearing things by Sonic Frontiers,Cary,Pathos,Dynaco.I have moved up to the Rogue M-120 Monoblocks.They are 2695.00 and a steal at that price.You can get used ones in the 1600/2000 range.Mark O'brien now has a signiture version with what he calls a Magnum upgrade.This is about a 1000/1500 Upgrade.Contact Mark at www.rougeaudio.com for exact details.These amps are truly great sounding.Give them a listen if you get a chance.

In addition to single ended(SET-triode) OTL's are a good suggestion for these speakers.

An excellent match of the solid state variety is the 47 Labs Gaincard integrated. You can find out more info at http://www.sakurasystems.com/

KA- i've got the Sonatinas wired w/V.a.C. pa 35/35 triode tube amp (32 watts)w/killer n.o.s. tubes and Shunyata Sidewinder power cord. while i love the romantic, soft, slightly dark, natural VAC family sound, they say the Sonatinas sound best w/s.e.t. amps. if i had to do it over (i got the amp 1st) i would have checked into Don Garbers X amp. i may still. both the VAC integrated and the Cary (IMO) should sound fine. have you heard any of these amps ? i would do that, even if you can't listen w/the Sonatinas. get to know the amps sonic characther and decide if it pushes all the right buttons for you. thats what i did. i listened to amps first then found the speaker that mated with them-nonconventional both worked for me. the Sonatinas are great speakers. the Silverline Audio Conductor cabling is identical to the internal wiring and is a good, cheap cable to use with them. good luck Mike