Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp?


Greetings!

I’ve seen some folks using Tube Preamps with Solid State Am ps. I’m thinking of doing that with my system as part of an incremental change. I currently have a Parasound P5 preamp with a Parasound A21 driving Klipsch Cornwall 4’s. Will a decent / good Tube Preamp really make a difference in my sound? I enjoy what I have now but really want to experience Tubes in my system. Thanks!
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If you haven’t already, you should check out the Klipsch forum. I think that many who purchase high efficiency speakers do so because they highly value dynamics in the musical presentation, and they want to use them with SET amps. Klipsch and tubes are a magical combination. I remember visiting an audio store in the 70s and being blown away listening to a Sheffield Track record on a system with McIntosh tube gear and Klipschorns.  Solid state amps with Klipsch speakers can be quite good, especially with a warmer presentation offered by the likes of NAD or Parasound that takes some of the edge off an otherwise strident fatiguing treble. But most Klipsch Heritage line 2 channel systems I am quite certain are being driven by a tube amp.  If you decide to experiment with a tube preamp, I would suggest a used Audio Research preamp with a more euphoric sound rather than something like C-J with coloration, given that your Parasound amp is already on the warm side. I think you are wise however to try out a low wattage tube amp that can be a relatively low cost experiment (e.g., Decware, Coincident, Bottlehead if you have DIY leanings). 
Autocorrect euphoric ended up euphoric. 
And one more thing for jji666 (?Lucifer), I wasn’t sharing my gear and difficult audiophile journey to brandish my wares, but just offer my experience. So speak for yourself. 
Thank you all for the reply! Sorry I was not trying to hijack the thread. I think I kinda misread this.
cheers to all! 
Amen to a SS amp and tube preamp.  To my ears, the reason for a tube preamp is its rounded sound seems more natural and the soundstage is deeper than I have found with all solid state.  As for the power amp, SS amps seem faster to me.  I have also owned all tube systems and hybrid amps, but the tube/SS combo seems most satisfying.  I first discovered this combo with an Audio Research Reference 3 preamp and a McIntosh MC150 power amp feeding Sonus Faber Cremona Ms--the most musical system I have ever owned.  Uncanny three dimensional imagery and a musically engaging presentation that was addictive.  I now have a Schitt Freya+ feeding a McIntosh MC122 and Tannoy Revolution XT8F speakers.  The Schitt does have some hiss at idle through the 91dB efficient Tannoys, but it is inaudible with music playing.  Otherwise the Freya+ is astounding: solid placement of instruments in three-dimensional space is downright startling at first; it has little "tube warmth" (maybe even too little?) though I'm after a more neutral sound.  Klipsch speakers are different animals than the speakers I've owned so I couldn't say what might be best, but trying the Schitt with their 15 day trial would certainly be worth the effort.