Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED

Tvad
...good follow up thoughts on pricing... and resale. I got the same notion when I saw the 'quieter' being mentioned, too. then thought... "Quieter than what?"

Audiooracle
thanks
As for going integrated or balanced. But for a time that just ain't in the cards for me. I sincerely like the preamp I have now. A lot. having just retubed it with NOS rcaS, and about to reterminate my ICs to SE... or sell them and move to the newer line whatever the amp, it needs have SE in's. If it has both, super! SE is the ticket for me for now, or till this preamp dies.

I dig where you are coming from on the crap shoot bit. i do. I'm actually pretty conservative. Don't have a thing against PP amps either. in fact that is all Ive heard. Just push pull, and no SETs... and as I pointed to in my parameters, it ain't gotta be a SET. I'm just not opposed to it. Not at all. it's my musical tastes that indicate a need for better power reserves and an ability to render conplex uptempo info.

the best sound to date is for me, a push pull ultralinear mono block pushing 30wpc on a good day.

G_m_c & Chris
AA is sure a big consideration. "Which AA amp" is however, more the issue though... and Jota mono's are maybe beyond me preicewise, most likely.

If one wants a sweeter sound than Jota, try finding a second-hand Diavolo.
Its 13 watts gives wider choices of speakers than most SET amps.
A PX25 is pretty nice, but I found speaker choice too limiting (unless driving easy-to-drive stand mounts dynamic speakers, single-driver or horn types ) to realise its potential. ( for me anyways )

You can have a factory install an XLR input option but it's not necessary unless you run long ICs.

The Dodd amps are just fine up to about 95-96 db, they were even fairly quite, on my Cornwalls. They are fabulous for the 2500 price point. They will BLOW away your BAT amps, with better bass/mids/treble, as long as you tune them properly with the proper tubes. My new custom horns sre 101 db, and they are too noisy for these, as are the Moscode. I own both these, and many more. Good luck in your search. My feeling is, yu better have a small room, or like low level listening if you gonna go with 15 watts.....remember, yu need power reserve.

the BAT VK-60 meets all those criteria and can be had for about $2k used (sometimes less). Single-ended bridge topology

-Ed

I will second or thrid the Art Audio Diavolo. Love mine and Joe is wonderful to work with; even if you buy used.

Cheers
Vernon