Is there better amp for bass then Cary Rocket 88


Hi,

Just wondering if somebody had better experience with bass then Cary Rocket 88 can deliver on speakers with 90db sensitivity (I use Audes 037.1)

Within the same price range what would be the better one in your opinion? To me bass won't be punchy but rather soft and engulfing. Mostly I listen too is classics (piano, violin, sax, strings, chamber).

Thanks
Anatoliy
avs9

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Thanks to everyone, I think I got some great advices here.
So far I was using pretty old solid state amp that I brought from abroad long time ago (called amphiton), don't know much about it except that it is about 25 years old. But now I want to move to tubes, was looking at something within my price range like Cary Rocket 88. But the reviews that I came across on Cary 88 highly acclaimed mids and highs but I didn't see much praise on bass. Thus I wanted to see if there is a better amp out there on the bass side. Yes, I want to go into tubes, try some tubes rolling and what not. Don't have a pre-amp yet - need one with XLR input (my piano has XLR out so I want to keep this option available). Was looking at Cary SP-03 to stick to Cary's line but I have not decided yet.
I liked the idea of using a sub, I will definitly give it a thought. Thanks again