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What would you buy

I am a tube lover. I currently have a Rogue Chronus Magnum and Vandys 2 sig E. I'm thinking upgrading my system. I believe I can get 1K for the Rogue and add 5K for a total of 6K available to spend. planning to keep the Vandys but I feel that my taste desires a little more bass than what I'm getting now. Vandys are great in the mids , voices etc but it lacks some deep bass. The Rogue doesn't have an output for a sub woofer. Musical taste is classic rock, jazz and blues. Here is the question with 6K to spend in amp/pre, integrated or mono/amp, what would you buy?
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stereo5
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30wpc is not enough to make the Vandersteens sing.  Call Johnny R @ Audio Connections.  The Belles Aria integrated drove the Vandersteens with real authority when I was at his shop last year.  Johnny will be able to match your speakers to the amp which sounds the best within your budget.  He will NOT sell you something you don't need or that doesn't sound good.
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the Vandersteen efficiency was measured by Stereophileto be around 86db.  You need lots of power, I should know as I owned Vandersteen 2CE signature Ones for close to 10 years.  Tube watts are no different than SS watts.  Watts are watts, doesn’t matter how they are derived.  The tube amps clip much more gracefully  and that is the reason they sound more powerful. 
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Thank God we have millercarbon here to school all of us Audio no-nothings. Over 50+ years in the hobby and I still don’t know as much as him!   I am surprised there wasn’t a link to his system again.
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