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Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?

What do you guys think?

If transistors came first, and then decades later tubes were invented, would we have any tube amps we would call high end?

Wouldn’t they all fail to reach the height of performance and transparency set by transistor amps?

Best,

E

P.S. I love Conrad Johnson. I'm just wondering how  much of our arguments have to do with timing. 
erik_squires
roberjerman
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The conclusion from this is that either topology (tube or SS) can be made to achieve identical sonic quality!
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erik_squires OP
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So the conclusion is, if we had transistors first, then all tube amps would be trying to be as good as transistors? :) 
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maritime51
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Tubes, in my view, are a waste of time and money, but it is a hobby....
xrayz
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This is a good question and I suspect that people would just be used to whatever came first (at least for some time). Tubes would have to match transistors, I think. But really, if we had transistors, there's a good chance tubes would have never been used/invented.
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