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Tube Integrated Amp - Help Please

Recently sold my hybrid Rogue Integrated and am now looking for a used tube integrated. I'm using Verity Audio Tamino X2 speakers - 89db (and told by Verity that these speakers are easy to drive and do well with Tube amplification). I listen to different genres but I love the soulful sound of a female jazz singer and classical music featuring the cello (looking for a warm midrange I suppose). I have a small room 15x14 (ugh) and listen at fairly moderate levels. Other gear includes a Hegel HD25dac and a Clearaudio Concept TT (Dynavector 10x5 cartridge). I'll probably buy a separate phono stage so the new Integrated amp does not have to include phono. 

My ear gravitates toward a lush warm sound, nice extended highs and tight bass. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My budget is $4000 and under. Thanks

Considering Rogers EHF-100 MK2 (no local dealers) or Line Magnetic (dealer is about an hour away). If keeping things a little cheaper on the budget, I thought the Sound Antique  AQ1001 Mark II DT or the Rogue Cronus Magnum may fit the bill. 
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wolf_garcia
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Is the Rogers under 4 grand? Rogers stuff looks like a 56 Buick...in a good way…and sounds great. 
wolf_garcia
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Note that Jolida makes fine stuff these days and their integrateds are about half the cost of their nearest competitors…I have no commercial connection with Jolida, but since I rave about my 502p amp so often they should at least send me a damn t-shirt.
wolf_garcia
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I listened to a Rogers KT150 integrated for a while at Stereo Exchange last year…nice amp but not necessarily better sounding than my el-cheapo modest modded Jolida, and, of course, not in my house with my pile of gear…so perhaps irrelevant, but since first seeing these things at my local audio joint a few years back I've liked the spare industrial design.
wolf_garcia
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Jolida MD is the only one I'd trust, and the build quality of my amp is like new after nearly 4 years of daily use (502p power amp)…KT150s, etc…sounds great and cost about 1200 bucks new with MD mods. 
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