Tube vs Solid State


Folks,

For past few months, I have been trying to achieve best possible sound in my rig. The focus now is clearly on a improving 2 channel sound in what started as a home theater room.  

In past couple of years, I have added N10, Modwright DAC and very recently a LS36.5 linestage . The amps are Modwright KWA150SE. I am running pair of KWA150SE's in bridge mode (450Wx1) for the mighty B&W 800D2's.  While I like the sound as is, still feel something is missing. 

I have been toying with the idea of bi-amping.  One thought is to add mono tube amps to run mid's and high's and let the KWA150SE's handle the LF's. I am pursuing that seductive, slightly warm mid-range and top end that usually comes from tube amplification.  

I don't think there is any tube amp out there by itself capable of powering up bass hungry 800's. I prefer not to use a subwoofer in 2 channel setup. I listen to mostly jazz and classical music and quite sure that 800's are capable of producing adequate bass with proper amplification. 

Any feedback would be appreciated. 

Cheers! 
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I've heard some awesome things about the Bricasti M28 Mono Blocks paired specifically with large B&W loudspeakers.  No personal experience.
As far as preamplifiers are concerned, in my not so humble opinion, there are only preamplifiers that sound worse than the Sutherland N1 none better.
Good luck

lots of good suggestions so far, so here's my 2 cents ........

Rogue Audio, put a pair of their Apollo 'Darks' up against your B&W's, plenty guts / bandwidth to drive your bottom end and not soften your top end. I'm using their smaller siblings (M-180 mono blocks) to drive my Revel Studio 2's with plenty of authority.

I know someone who drives his BW 800s with  krell monos and uses 2  x velodyne subs - sounds great
I personally prefer tube amps but I have enjoyed listening to solid state amps also so I recommend you get whichever one brings you the most enjoyment when you listen to music. The bottom line is to enjoy the music.