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. 
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It’s so charming when one troll has another troll’s back. What a team! The Gloopster. Moop-a-rama. Enter the jitter person. The triumvirate! I must leave now!
It should not be too inconvenient. Suppose, one would have to clean stylus for 30 minutes before each play. How many would do it ? 
Or replacing tubes every day. 
Bingo! I’m pretty sure in real life he’s a priest or bishop or something. And we already know Moops is Amish. 
One of the main reasons I have been a big proponent of MIT and Transparent cables is the fact that they both lower the noise floor dramatically and allow for far better dynamics and tonal color to come through.