I've got a Marantz PM7200 which has a class A mode, which is most likely just a high biased class A/B, but it definitely sounds great with vocal and instrumental music. The sound is warm and lively and it feels like the instruments are real and in front of me when listening. I'm planning to get rid of my amp due to lack of space/use for now, then in the future I want to buy an amp that sounds at least this good. I don't want to regret my decision, so do you recommend to still keep it or will I easily find better and probably true class A that sounds even better in the £500 - £1500 price range?
It sounds like you are hooked up with its unique distortion profile. I am not saying it is right or wrong. However, this unique sound is hard to be reproduced with other amps. You’d better keep it instead of getting rid of it.