Advice on integrated tube amps

I like Refsquared's answer--it's hard to make good suggestions out of context. Dynaudios are pretty dynamic (hence the name, perhaps) and if you have them you may be a rocker at heart. If that's the case you might prefer an amp built for 6550 or KT88 output tubes, not EL34s (which are my preference).

If I were looking for tube integrateds I would jump at an Arpège if I could get one at a good price, and otherwise I'd want a HIT audio amp. These are Cayin designs but with upgraded parts. They are hand-built and reliability does not appear to be an issue. Antique Sound Labs might be a good bet at lower prices

Canadian distributor's HIT Audio line

It was my impression that the Dynaudios like alot of power. Has anyone actually used any of the tube amps mentioned above with the Dyns? If any, I'd be thinking Rogue, but I have no previous experience with the Dyns.

I have a pal who uses the HIT Audio MT-88 (rated 45 wpc from a quad of 6550s in p-p ) with his Dynaudios. He chose that amp because it's a rocker, he says. I haven't heard his setup yet, but he's used Sim Moon electronics in the past, if that's any guide. The MT-88 is way out of allmondm's price range, though.

My own choice would be the lower-powered, sweeter EL34 model, but then I have Meadowlarks and I like eight-part medieval harmony.

That doesn't mean allmondm can't like the same thing on Dynaudios, though. I'm trying to guess his musical taste from his choice of speakers, and I could be way wrong.

OP here. I'm currently using an Onkyo reciever that puts out 65w/ch. I rarely exceed 1/2 the volume and it does a fine job. I listen to some rock-n-roll(no heavy metal) but trend more toward stuff like Alison Krauss, Lyle Lovett(who I might add makes beautiful albums, check out "The Road to Ensenada" or "Smile: Songs From the Movies"), Steve Earle, Guy Clarke, The Two Dollar Pistols(check that out), Alt. Bluegrass, Classical Music, etc... I really enjoy well recorded and mixed music, but prefer accoustical stuff. There's just something about those tubes glowing when the ligts are low that makes me feel like "I gotta get me somma that!"

FWIW, I've gotten beautiful sound using a 30W/ch 6L6-based tube amp with Dynaudio Contour 1.1 "clone" DIY loudspeakers (Esotec tweeters/17W75 woofers), debunking (for me at least) the contention that Dynaudio loudspeakers are power hungry.