Integrated amp for tube lover

@hedwigstheme 

What qualities about a tube amp are most important to you? 

tonality?  many tube amplifiers sound neutral, many sound midrange forward, many sound rolled off at the high end, many emphasize midbass.  

sound stage?  most tube amplifiers project a large, spacious, atmospheric multi dimensional sound stage, something I have never heard in an all solid state amplifier to the extent a tube amp can project.  

refinement and clarity?  you can achieve or not achieve this with tube or solid state designs. 

dynamics?  same as above, tube or solid state amplifiers will deliver or not deliver depending on amp selected. 

Here are 2 outstanding Integrated(s) with wonderful streaming dacs and decent phonos

one is tube based and the other solid state

1. Enyo MK2 | Thrax Audio
2. Ares MK2 | Thrax Audio

@avanti1960 Timber and how it makes me feel.

We all have different preferences @hedwigstheme and how we feel depends on our preferences. Some like natural timbre and super detailed analytical presentation, some like natural timbre and warmer presentation that doesn’t emphasize or etch out the details. 
I feel Pass Labs gear and Boulder 866 integrated fall into the latter category while Coda CSIB walks a fine line between warm and very detailed/etched out. Pass and Boulder 866 will be closer to tube sound. All 3 have natural timbre. 

ModWright

Circle Labs