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
I remember hearing and owning both an ARC VT200 amp and a Krell FPB600 amp. Preamps were ARC REF3 and Krell KCT.  Both combos were virtually identical...the Krell had more grunt but otherwise very tube like!
Tubes get inconveniently hot, but main factor in their renaissance is that they are perceived as being cool.
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