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Warm, rich, smooth, 3d tube integrated amp, budget $6000
@curtisvill @larryi I should have specified but I'd really appreciate a pure amp.. no phono/dac etc.  
Warm, rich, smooth, 3d tube integrated amp, budget $6000
@fatdaddy2 I hear you... even my 9.2 watt elekit has some heat but much better than the nuclear fireball that is my pass x350.8. If it gets hot im ok with it... i dont think ill get the sound I want with a cool running amp.  
Warm, rich, smooth, 3d tube integrated amp, budget $6000
@vassilis_t cool another ns5k owner... thanks will look into those  @sandthemall ya evo 400 looks like a great amp.. definitely on my list.. I haven't seen too many comparisons to other amps tho   
Warm, rich, smooth, 3d tube integrated amp, budget $6000
Thanks guys for the further thoughts. I agree with @pani it seems like those options are not rich, warm, full (based on my reading and talking to some friends). Another name that keeps popping up for the sound I am looking for is Cary (SLI80) and... 
Warm, rich, smooth, 3d tube integrated amp, budget $6000
Thanks will look into these options. Any thoughts on luxman lx-380 ?  
Amp and Preamp recommendations for Yamaha NS5000
I really enjoy the Ref 5 SE + X350.8 with the ns5000. They move me to tears everytime I listen to them. But lately I am enjoying a warmer more organic type of sound (that I heard with the bottlehead crack OTL amp with black silk hd650). So trying ... 
High sensitivity bookshelf speakers to pair with SET amp? Nearfield romanticism.
Thanks guys. @jasonbourne52 Ya it is a good system for sure. But I am looking the VA haydn grand, much more musical sounding and much more bass output. I do wonder if a warmer tube preamp would pair better with the ATC.  
Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ?
@larryi @rocray  Did you find the boxer to be smooth, warm and musical or more precise and fast. I read a review calling it 'electrostatic like'.  
Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ?
Just got the Haydn grands yesterday and definitely its much smoother, warmer, relaxed and musical compared to ATC. I find the ATC a bit thin sounding versus the Haydn. Will keep listening.  
ANK L5 Mentor Preamp Kit.
@vinylvalet  Is your ANK DAC smooth, warm, musical or more analytical ?  
ANK L5 Mentor Preamp Kit.
How come no one talks about L5 Mentor kits? I heard its extremely good. A colleague of mine compared it to 1. VAC statement 2. AN M5 3. ARC Ref 40 4. Jadis 80 pre   And he liked it as much as all of those and more than some. But his has some... 
audible illusions vs supratek, vs holoaudio vs backert
@ebm Jump on supratek? What happened to  VAC?  
Review: Cary SLP-05 vs SLP-98
@joey_v Did the Ref 40 give you the same smooth warm tone of the slp05 ?  
Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000
@ghdprentice its just too bad all the shindo preamps have phono stage. I prefer pure line stages since I don't use vinyl.  
Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ?
Thanks @steve59 !