I did dive in! I bought a Line Magnetic Audio 216 integrated amp which I truly like a lot. I might trade up my older Marantz receiver in the bedrooom for this Vincent. It is 50wpc, perfect price and power output for my bookshelf speakers.
Vincent SV-500
This looks like a good integrated to get one’s feet wet and try out vacuum tube sound. On sale.
http://www.audioadvisor.com/mobile/prodinfo.asp?number=VISV500
http://www.audioadvisor.com/mobile/prodinfo.asp?number=VISV500