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

Tubes suck? What a revelation!  And here I thought they were inanimate objects.  I will have to go back to biology class to find out what their various support systems are.  Obviously you are either a genius or, well, we will use the Bambi and Thumper saying I learned long ago rather than call out what you actually are.  HINT:  Begins with "a."

So, tubes and transistors can be made to sound any way an engineer/designer wants them to.  Isn't this proven every day when people comment on the "sound" of various components in a/their systems? 

If you liked Screech on TV, you will LOVE transistors in your listening path.  Enjoy the music if you can identify music, that is.

Tubes still suck. A.  

The tube renaissance coincided with the release of early digital.  Boy, those early DDD recordings were real ear-bleeders.  Ever heard massed violins on a DGG disc from that period?  Ouch!  Tube preamps and amps were the perfect remedy.  It drove me to Sonic Frontiers and Cary 300B.

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The tube renaissance coincided with the release of early digital

Oh no, not even close. The tube renaissance  really began with William Z. Johnson and his Audio Research Corp. The SP-3 was an extremely influential component and helped define the high-end; that was around 1974.