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Experience on B&W N800 with Tube Amplifier

Can anyone who uses a tube amplification to drive his N800 (or 800D) give some feedback which amplifier he uses and whether he is pleased etc? I guess it is an urban legend not to consider tubes to drive 800s (with some exceptions of some SE and/or amps with very low damping), to me it is just a question of taste and type of music to listen.
Personally I am not comfortable with biamping with a SS for bass units so please consider that fact, also mostly jazz and classical music should be listened
Feedbacks welcome, thks.
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nolitan
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For N800, its always nice to put tubes somewhere in the chain.
I heard a number of times, tube pre-amp with a powerful s/s amp.

Tube pre: Jadis, Modwright, Blue Circle, CAT, Hovland, Cary

solid state amps: Krells, Classe, Big musical fidelities, Mark Levinsons, and bigger Bats s/s.
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