If I'm looking for "Tube Sound", why would I put a Tube Pre in front of a SS amp?

By the way, Ralph, what turntable was in that Atma-Sphere/Classic Auduo/Purist Audio system that I saw on Purist Audio website. I thought that it had no real drive and as a consequence the sound was somewhat boring. Yes, that's youtube, not real auditioning, yet I heard many there and they all sound quite different. The best to my ear - Ypsilon/Lansche/Thales/HB Cables.

Atmasphere, Care to hazard a guess as to whether what you witnessed was genuine and things fell where the would, or perhaps, it was just a dog and pony show, with all actors having already planned their respective exits, were encouraged to do so with a last shot at audio journalism?

@inna , I don't see a video on the Purist site that shows a turntable. I hope you are not taking your evaluations from youtube seriously! From Peter Breuninger, who made the video I found on that site:
"I urge you, If you want your system to sound believable, these guys are some of the first to call."  You can hear him saying that right at the end of the video.

That was at the RMAF sometime in the last two years, in which case the turntable would have been a Kuzma Reference.

@unsound I've got no reason to think that the exchange I saw was not genuine.

Not evaluations, Ralph, just some ideas. I don't like that table.
Unlike Thales in Ypsilon/Lansche/HB Cables system or Pear Audio top of the line table.

finsup-

the preamp (tubed or ss) is the heart of any system. You want the very best that you can afford. If you find that a ss pre& power amp is a bit too much, then a tubed preamp may round out your sound. A SS power amp is the best playback on electric guitar and bass guitar. 

As stated, I personally enjoy a tubed pre-amp w/ a ss power amp.
Wether it is an ARC or CJ pre-amp, this combo sounds the best to my ears.  ARC and Bryston is an excellent choice. CJ tubed pre-amps are very, very good w/ their ss power amps as well.  Most important of all, do  not forget carefully selected Cabling!