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
geoffkait,

">>In that case I really don’t get it."
I know. You do prove my point. It is above average. Not everyone can get it. I am sorry, I cannot help you.
By logical deduction all the unimportant music ever made was recorded and mastered using transistors.
It may be a whirlpool of words, but it is still very incorrect in any logical sense. Not to mention unimportant music. Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock is quite unimportant. Just ask a different heap of the 20-year-olds.
maritime51,

Do not be so pessimistic. Tubes are resilient. They may last up to 3-4 years. Also, do not underestimate the fashion factor. Resurgence of tubes coincides with cycle that brings bell-bottoms back. Just look around yourself. It is all full of tubes. At least according to this thread.