Tube Amp Suggestions


I have had the audio affliction for about 10 years. I am finally ready to venture into the world of tube amps and would appreciate any ideas my fellow audiophiles might have. My current set up is theta basic II with a camelot uther IV going directly into a pass labs aleph 5 and audio physic virgo II speakers. All wiring is tara labs air 1. Budget is $2,000 to 3,000 new or used.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
sgunther
Didactically, how willing are you to learn something new? The link below is to a fellow's Masters thesis which seeks to correlate measurement data to what we hear.

http://w3.mit.edu/cheever/www/cheever_thesis.pdf
I am not interested in learning something 'new'. 'THere is nothing new under the sun.' I am interested in learning someing 'true'.

BTW you do not think that because it is a 'Masters thesis' that it is true, do you? The President went to Harvard.

How did you get a 'link' to show up as a link on a Reply anyway. I have typed, and cut/paste many but they show up as text only...not a functioning link.
I have sent the paper to Siegfried Linkwitz for his opinion.

Scanning the Conclusion it appears that he does not necessarily take the postion specs are not useful for evaluation.

But he does infer the premise that listening is subjective so 'whatever 'sounds' good to you is good'. As opposed to the more scientific approach that much can be done to more accurately replicate the live performance in all its accoustical subtelty and nuance in recording and playback.

I will let you know if I get an opinion from SL.

How about the link issue?
So you have no opinions of your own? You must follow Linkwitz like a lemming????

And as for your remark about the president, your way of thinking.....or not thinking, made me know right away you were a liberal. You would rather someone else made up your mind for you. Makes sense now...... Go back to your home theater amp, you deserve it.

Oz