Looking for a great el34 based amp

Update

I ended up with Quicksilver mid monos, and I can't say enough good about them.

Talk about an open sound, WOW...

Great used prices too.

THEY ARE NOT SOLID STATE LIKE AT ALL.

They seem very under rated.

My speakers are Speakerlab DAS3's they are a large bookshelf, 6-1/4" midbass and a vifa tweeter,8 ohm on stands.
I'm running them with a B&W 600 powered sub.

Oh ya,

Class A preferred.

I notice Quicksilver mid monos,But I have no Idea what they're like.

I don't want a tube amp that sound like really good solid state.

I want the real life liquid sound of tubes. Ive never heard really good vintage tubes,but thats most likely what Im looking for. I like older sounding solid state amps,like the Accuphase P-300

I dont like bright amps, I like darker sounding amps with good detail.

I wonder if there are any current makers that copied the old classic designs, like the Marantz stuff thats so popular?

just some rambling thoughts....

I have, I really like the EH fat bottles 6CA7's. Kind of like a powerful 6L6 with the mids of the el34.

I have not rolled anything else in these amps yet.

I have a EE Minimax pre that mates VERY WELL with the Quicksilvers BTW.

I'm having a lot of fun with this set up. It's just freakin musical to no end.