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
Dear Lee,

That is why I thought that pizza placed near the tube thread was appropriate.
I occurs to me that because tubes require a vacuum to function, by design they must “suck” if they did not, they could not function:)