My first Tube Amplifier

if I recall, luxman 3045 monos or arc d79. had both about same time while in usaf Clark, Philippines,  then after really having the bug, tube research labs gt 400s on sound lab a1s. crazy full circle back to McIntosh mc 240s, mz110z,  full boat volti khorns. yes I have korners! it always sounds good to me. all had/ have their sweet spot.

stupid spell check !

@facten

I also have Line Magnetic 508 which surprised me by the quality of sound.

Chinese tube amplifier can not be ignored.

My first tube amplifier was a hybrid: A New York Audio Labs Amp with a combination of tubes an mosfets. It was paired to a New York Audio labs minuet preamplifier. It sounded pretty sweet. It was, however a little noisy. I was powering bose 901’s with it at the time, using a Rega Planar 3 turntable (I forget what type of cartridge) and an NAS Cd player.

I did roll some Russian tubes into that setup, but is was so long ago that I don’t remember the details.
I eventually replaced it with a (Carver) Sunrise Integrated.
My current system is Magnepan 1.7i’s powered by a Aric Audio Transcend Tube preamp (awesome little hand made preamp) and an old Parasound HCA2200 amplifier (ss). I am enjoying this system, but am saving my nickels for a tube amplifier with enough oomph for the Magnepans.

I know this is heresy, but I have dispensed with motorized sources entirely and use a Cambridge CXN streamer primarily in conjunction with Tidal, but I sometimes listen to BBC 2.

Music Reference RM-10 bought used in 1996 and put back in service again earlier in the week.  Classic amp still in production after over 25 years.