Best new tube amp under $1500?


I just picked up a beautiful pair of Alon II speakers. According to the designer himself (Carl Marchisotto), these really shine with tube amplification. So any recommendations for something new, under $1500, that I can play moderately loud, and can handle the Alon IIs 4 ohm load? Oh, and I'd like the amp to possess as much SS-like dynamics and bass control as possible for the money.
dbxdx5

Showing 2 responses by wolf_garcia

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.
The Rogers amps are extremely well made, and the one I listened to sounded great hooked up to much more precious gear than I own (this was at Stereo Exchange in NYC with a REALLY annoying sales dude who would not leave me alone and basically ruined my accidental visit). The takeaway of this experience is my feeling fine about my gear pile's ability to make music sound like music and not merely sound, at a fraction of the cost of what I heard from the Rogers based rig.