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2 channel Poll: Vote: Do you use Tubes or SS?

after using tubes for almost 12 years now, 2 of those using hybrids, i am now going to use Solid State amps for the 1st time in my audio life. Reasons? I have too many high maitanence things in my life (job,girlfriend car, not in any particular order) and can't see using 16 output tubes in addition to the 32 I use for source gear. So the question, of the memebers here, chime in, do you use SS or Tubes??

Btw: this isnt a Tubes vs SS is better thread.
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consttraveler
250 posts
 
Tube Phono-pre, SS from there on out.
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upstateaudio
249 posts
 
Solid state. I am trying to avoid being even more compulsive about this hobby than I already am. Adding tube rolling to my other compulsions such as vibration reduction and room treatment will truly drive me over the edge!!!!!!!!!
golden_ears
224 posts
 
Both. Tube pre all the time, and I switch back and forth between a tube amp and S.S. amp, depending on how rowdy ;-) I want to get and which speakers I'm using. (old Quads or new dynamic speakers)
And tubes don't mean there's a lot of muss & fuss!! If the design is good, you don't have to tinker, and you only have to change tubes every year or two.....and it's well worth it!!!
aroc
760 posts
 
FYI - I switched from SS to all tubes about a year and half ago. Fantastic! I literally knew nothing about tubes before I dove it. And am loving every minute of it!
rhljazz
1,255 posts
 
I have two racks side by side, one is SS gear and the other tubed. I have the option to use two different cd players and three different sets of speakers and my preference is the tubed electronics approximately 80% of the time.
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