What do you like in an inexpensive tube integrated


By inexpensive I am thinking under 1,500.00 used. Any experience and thoughts on sonics would be welcome.

Thanks
whatjd
I just got a Stingray under your budget and am very happy with it. You don't mention the speakers you'll use it with, which will make a difference. I read that it's best suited for easy to drive speakers, and I agree based on the (only) 2 sets of speakers I tried mine on (my 98db benign 8-ohm-ers, and a friend's 92 db 4-ohm complex crossovers, etc.).
If you do look for a Stingray, go to the Manley webiste and get educated on the various changes from the late 1990s when it was introduced to just before the introduced the Stingray II (now at $5600 or so).
Made in California if that matters to you.
Sebrof, I used my Stingray with several speakers and believe it or not it sounded especially good with my Maggies.
I've owned the Stingray, Cayin, and Cary SLI-80, among others. I've always preferred the Cary by a wide margin. You can sometimes find the Cary for around 1500 used, but they sell extremely quickly.
I haven't heard the Stingray but the reputation of Manley gear is unquestioned. Also the EL84 is a very nice-sounding tube.

I have heard the Rogue Cronus and thought it excellent. It did sound quite different from the tube amps I own, so FWIW do bear in mind that amps don't sound the same just because they use tubes.