Looking for an inexpensive low power amp with exquisite sound


I have an itch to combine an Axiom II Passive Preamp with an inexpensive, low-power but exquisite-sounding amplifier. 10 wpc should do it, tube or SS. $1000 or less for the amp would be great; $2000 or less might be OK too. Any bright ideas or experience out there, contrarian or otherwise?

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If you can stretch your budget, I fully endorse the Valvet. I'm running their mono blocks myself and they are wonderful amps!
The old Forte solid state amps sound great for the money. They usually sell for around $500 and were designed by Pass. If you don't want to deal with old equipment, Audio Advisor has a Nuforce STA200 amp they are selling for $500 that is getting some good press here. 
https://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=NUSTA200