Radioheadokplayer,
It sounds like you have some listening to do. Many of the recommendations provided have interesting and worthwhile, but they will provide you with different versions of tube-ness.
I have run both solid state pre and tube pre with tube amps for a while. Currently, what spends the most time hooked up is a vintage solid state phono/pre with tube amps. If anything, I may change my amps - not sure if I will go tube or solid state. Having heard my Audio tekne push-pull amps on my main system, I know I am missing something in the 'sweetness'/'lushness' category but I also need more power. May end up bi-amping to get the power on the bass.
In the preamp spot, I can recommend the Jadis JP-80. They are not the last word in detail and transparency but it is a wonderful-sounding tube preamp. Arthur Salvatore at high-endaudio.com has some interesting modification suggestions to improve an already good pre. I have not tried to implement them yet.
Personally, the tube amplification equipment I would most like to try is the Atmasphere line-up. If your speakers do not present an ugly impedance load, you might be able to make the amps work. You might also be able to make the amps work through an auto-former.
It sounds like you have some listening to do. Many of the recommendations provided have interesting and worthwhile, but they will provide you with different versions of tube-ness.
I have run both solid state pre and tube pre with tube amps for a while. Currently, what spends the most time hooked up is a vintage solid state phono/pre with tube amps. If anything, I may change my amps - not sure if I will go tube or solid state. Having heard my Audio tekne push-pull amps on my main system, I know I am missing something in the 'sweetness'/'lushness' category but I also need more power. May end up bi-amping to get the power on the bass.
In the preamp spot, I can recommend the Jadis JP-80. They are not the last word in detail and transparency but it is a wonderful-sounding tube preamp. Arthur Salvatore at high-endaudio.com has some interesting modification suggestions to improve an already good pre. I have not tried to implement them yet.
Personally, the tube amplification equipment I would most like to try is the Atmasphere line-up. If your speakers do not present an ugly impedance load, you might be able to make the amps work. You might also be able to make the amps work through an auto-former.