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Looking for a warm sounding amp or integrated with a torodial transformer

Looking for recommendations for a warm sounding integrated amplifier or power amplifier tube or solid state with a torodial transformer power supply. I have multiple chemical sensitivities and the materials used  in the rectangular transformers affect me, I'm fine with toroidal transformers. I've been looking at BAT, Modwright, and Pass Labs. Any other ideas? I have a Rogue audio sphinx but would like a bit more warmth.

Thanks in advance!

dafox

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mofojo
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I had the 1st Sphinx and didn’t care for it. I had at the time a 20 year old Odyssey Stratos that had been through hell and was in a box and traveled all over the world with me. I pulled it out of the garage in a Michigan winter and duct taped one of the speaker leads on because the connector broke off. Immediately soooo much better!! Warmth dynamics articulation. I listed the Sphinx the next day. Sold very quickly. I was not impressed in my house with my speakers. 

mofojo
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@dafox 

the Sphinx had a smooth midrange but not very dynamic in my system and bass was not good. This was with some GE Triton 1s at the time. The bass was not even very good with the 1000w amp for the speakers. When I hooked the Odyssey up bass went up major notches and everything sounded much bigger, more musical and detailed. Even though it was self powered they take on the properties of what they are being fed. 
 

maybe with other speakers or would have been better . Dunno 

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