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

“Tubes suck.” -Lee Deforest, a deathbed epiphany. 

vtvmvodtm,

It is puzzling that all that you wrote somehow escapes the reality check among enthusiasts. Again, long live tubes, but on any scale they are virtually non-existent. As a poster, I forgot who it was, noted earlier...it is just plain economy.

Tubes are a niche product with some value for those who like them to the level of idolizing, but so is my manual transmission.

M51, ever figure out how you damaged your Kef 900’s?

Misleading. 

Hi, Dave, I saw your mother..in a dog show. 💋

I almost agree with Elizabeth. It is nostalgia. But it’s nostalgia for listening to what voices and musical instruments really sound like. You know, instead of thin, two dimensional, airless, synthetic, bland, metallic, generic, irritating and hard like you get with solid state. It’s like organic food vs non organic food.