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
Shouldn’t aficionados be more appreciative of the best that different systems can offer rather than being all blue state red state about it? I had tubes for years, love ‘em, and now have solid state. Will very likely have tubes again one day. My current solid state electronics are impressive, as were my tubes before them.  To say “tubes suck” or “solid state is garbage” is really just drivel.  As aficionados, we all know that a quality system is a wonderful sounding thing, with tubes or solid state!
Tubes suck. 
Solid state sucks. 
Live music sucks. 
That’s it, I’m just going to read and watch television. 
Television sucks.

You are left with reading, but that often sucks, too.


Sleep tight, instead.