Tube amp for Sound Labs


OK, I have used my solid state amp for long enough (a good one, Accuphase) and would like to try a tube amp for my Sound Labs. There are many choices: SET, OTL, EL34, Push-Pull, etc. What are your recommendations? Also, why are there so many tube monoblocks instead of single chassis stereo amps?
blueswan

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There are some good choices and some bad choices, because Sound Labs expect an amplifier with a good power supply design and capable of delivering a consistent number of watts independent of impedance rather than pure wattage ratings. There are more choices in monoblocks, but some stereo tube amps capable of driving them exist. Since I am a dealer for Sound Lab and some brands of tube amplifiers it would be inappropriate for me to self promote, but a few names mentioned by Sound Lab and others, in alphabetical order, are Air Tight, Atma-Sphere, Audio Research (big),
Convergent, Jadis, VTL, Wavac, and Wolcott. Some sound much better than others, and some are much more reliable than others.