Nice valve porn, What are they?

I would never go back to SS after my experiences with valves. Just so much more music. I stopped thinking about hifi and just got on with it. The Minimax is a good idea, as are the Icon amps. There's often good stuff to be had from the ads in Hi-fi world. I saw some Audio Note Pre zero's and monos going for £400 not long since. With 90db you could use most things.