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Which vintage integrateds sound warm and sweet like Grado cartridges?

I've heard MANY vintage integrateds...haven't heard them all by any means. The sound I was craving that got me into tubes in the first place I could describe as the sound of Grado cartridges....warm, sweet, lush, mellow, smooth, with an incredibly romantic honey colored glow. Over the years I've found that most tube amps don't sound like that at all. I really ended up liking the Fisher stuff because although the pieces I've heard aren't really sweet and honey colored...the are generally dark and fairly smooth. The Eico HF-81 before my restoration killed it fit the bill. If I recall correctly, the original Scott 299(A) was this way as well. So if I'm not talking total nonsense and you understand the sound I'm talking about, what amps have you heard that sound like this? I'm not talking about ones that have sparkle or ones that "rock" or sound amazing or are detailed or whatever...I'm talking about a particular kind of coloration....the Grado sound...something that sounds like molasses, chocolate syrup, and brandy.....


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Topic - Which vintage integrateds sound warm and sweet like Grado cartridges? - Mr Blue Sky 01:20:30 05/25/07 (33)

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