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Recommendation Tube Integrated

At this juncture (nearly 2024) what are folks' best recommendagtion for a tube integrated amp.  Constraints would be $10K (preferrably $5K or less), at least 35 watts per channel.  New or used.  Goal would be smooth, creamy sound.  My current system, which I would consider very good solid state sound, can still be a little ...hard.... to my sensitive ears at times, and I'm thinking a tube option would be nice.  Thanks.

mathiasmingus

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macg19
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I would think carefully before changing from SS to tubes for the Harbeth 40.2's.

I recently bought the 40.3's and even with gobs of power my Rogers High Fidelity EHF-200 did not sound good with the big Harbeth's. 

It's not about power it's about damping factor/impedance matching.

I switched to a BAT VK3500 (hybrid tube/SS) and they sound amazing, but  this was an expensive lesson for me.

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