Tube amp recommendations to drive Joseph Audio speakers


Looking for a tube amplifier to drive my Joseph Audio Pulsar 2 Graphene speakers.  Preamp in the system is an Audio Research Reference 2 Mk II, cables are full loom Zavfino.

 

Have been using a Pass XA25, but while detailed and clean, the sound is just a little too yin (lean) for my taste.  Want a little more tonal color, density, and bloom to the sound.

 

Hope to stay around $5K new or used.

 

Thanks!

bobbydd

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Find a tube preamp, two bloc mono totally symetric or two bloc in the same chassis and forget AR reference...

The Quicksilver amps used tubes penthode, the tonality ad clarity are not as good than tubes 300b or 2a3 but the power and dynamic are better.                              The Joseph audio speakers are not very sensible so it's a better choice to choose penthode amps.