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
The only real difference is that those 147 paid attention and thought about the subject.

Children are born naturally curious to learn and stay that way if they are fortunate unlike our favorite child here, know-it-all GK, of course.
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mapman,

"...know-it-all GK,..."

No. He does not know if it is better to put oregano directly on dough, on sauce, or on top of all the pizza ingredients.

To his defense, nobody on Audiogon has ever answered that question. Any old Amish recipe for oregano on pizza? It has been bothering me for a while so I ask every time I make pizza. Maybe some day...
sfcfran,

It is an interesting outlook and it made me think of something unrelated to tubes/SS debate.

"...if it is mostly accepted that Audio Quality Analog from Pass Labs is pretty much King at its price points,"
Why was/is anybody buying anything else? That would be an interesting marketing research, or at least Audiogon thread.

Note: I have never heard anything by Pass, but have only heard good things about it.