Tried tubes and LOVED it, now what?


Hi all, I had Solid state all my life until I bought a used integrated tubes amp Cayin a88-T for $1,000 and love it to death, but after few years, now what? I’m Thinking of movng up the chain but not sure where to go. Most of my speakers are bookshelf and small floorstandings. Thanks
nasaman

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First off congrats on finding the light......I'm not a fan of KT88's,great bass but the mids are no where near as lit up as EL34...You could:
Consolidate all speakers to 1 pair of Hi Eff.& go 300B SET or something S.E.Triode Strapped or 300B Push Pull...
 Consolidate all speakers to 1 REALLY good pair & try some tube rolling,especially the small signal tubes along with some cable rolling...
 Stick with what you have & try tube/cable rolling...
Is the room treated?You will be surprised how much an untreated room affects the tone...Good luck...

nasaman I forgot about what is involved in biasing that amp...Start rolling with the small signal tubes,they do not affect bias voltage...