McIntosh- Sweetest, Smoothest sounding Solid State ?

@avanti1960   What amp will you be replacing (as a point of reference)?

Even Sugden is smoother and more organic than McIntosh, to my ears.

Since March 2020 I’ve been working from home and have music on much of the time. I’m actually thinking about getting a Sugden A21SE to use when I’m playing music while multitasking. My tube amp has a fairly pricey compliment of tubes and I cringe thinking about reducing their remaining life while not always listening intently.

...my other thought is a Pass SIT-3 when not running my tubes.