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Seek Tube Amp to Flip-Flop with SS Amp

Having listened to a variety of systems lately, using a variety of sources, I am convinced that some things just sound better using a SS amp and some using tubes. I currently have a McCormack DNA-225 which I like very much. I would now like to add a tube amp to my system so that I can use one or the other without exchanging too many of my existing components, PC, cables, IC's. Would be obliged for suggestions of a tube amp in the $2-2.5K (USED) range. Thanks.

System:
DNA-225 w/H Tech AC-11 - H. Tech Truthlink (copper) IC
Kora Eclipse preamp w/Ensemble Megaflux PC - H. Tech Truthlink (copper) IC
Nottingham Spacedeck - Spacearm w/Tracer#3 & Origin Live w/Dynavector 20
Rega Jupiter CD w/H Tech AC-11 - Nordost Red Dawn IC
Older Sony Tuner - stock AC - Zu Oxyfuel IC
PSB Stratus Goldi's w/H Tech pro9 biwires

Tweaks to numerous to mention.
4yanx

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Quicksilver V4 mono's ( used ) $2100-$2500. Quicksilver Sliver 60 mono's ( used ) $1100-$1600. not as much punch as the V4's but not bad with 6550's. CJ Premier 11A ( used ) $1500-$2500. Rogue M120 $1000-$1600 used all sounded good to me when my buddy demoed them with your pre. But then he had different cables, different speakers, different interconnects, different source, different room. Maybe different taste...

I also recently heard the new ARC VS55 hooked up to a piar of maggies, not too bad, $2495 new I think. I think you will find that you will need a different interconnects for the tube amp.
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