[mcrespo71]

I've heard Totem's with Plinius integrateds on numerous ocassions and they sounded great.

Michael

[Feanor]

...
stereotyping, generally prefer the visceral, cleaner, or more precise approach to sound. Without loosing too much of the "musical" approach that tubes seem to bring to the picture.  ...

And how about super transparency and sweet, extended highs?  Now we're talking Bel Canto eVo2i    I got mine about a year-and-a-half ago and I'm still in awe of it.

The current MSRP is $3200 so you'll have to be looking for used.

I, on the other hand, don't expect to buy intgrated again.  For example, the eVo2i doesn't have "Main In" connectors, so I'm quite limited for biamping and the like.

[bunky]

Klaus not only has his Cyclops, but he also has a nice Symphonic Line integrated that would fit nicely between the SS and Tube sound you are looking for.

Symphonic Line builds some of the nicest integrated amps on the Planet !

[tvyankee]

how about the new nuforce.

http://nuforce.com/products-intamps.htm

[boead]

http://www.rogueaudio.com/Products_Titan.htm