Is it possible to buy a decent tube amplifier in the $2000-3000 range?


I have very efficient vintage  Dalquist DQ 20 speakers.
Am currently running them with monoblock NuForce class D amps.
Also vintage Conrad-Johnson PV 11 preamp.
Any suggestions, new or used for tube amp in the $2000-3000 range.

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Had a Conrad Johnson pv9a with the mvs55. Needed a little more power and compared the rogue to prima luna.

I for one preferred the Rogue audio cronus magnum ii to the prima luna. Great amp and made in pennsylvania.
Imo get rid of the speakers. They are not efficient; they are like pushing a brick, like a Magnepan. It would take a crapload of power/current to make them sound lively. By looking for an inexpensive tube amp you are setting yourself up for marginal improvement. They are, of course, lovely in terms of nostalgia, but there are far, far better speakers now. You can do so much better in terms of speakers.

Don't fool yourself into thinking the speakers are "all that". If you want a sea change, change the speakers. Or, rip into them and redo them, from crossover to internal wiring to drivers. If you love their appearance that would be worth it to you. But it won't help with valuation of the speakers. 

Don't expect miracles if all you do is change amps. You would get much farther overall by changing speakers, imo. Your current electronics with a more efficient speaker would be revelatory to you. :) 


Music Reference RM-200 Mk.2. Occasionally available used for around $3000. Or an RM-9 Mk.2, for around $2000. The RM-200 is a tube amp unusually good for use with low impedance speakers, due to it's lower-than-normal output impedance and increasing power with descending speaker impedance.