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

“If transistors came first, and then decades later tubes were invented, would we have any tube amps we would call high end?“

Erik, to thoroughly answer your question, I would have to say ...
No. B/c Class D would crush them both. :)

I thought Class D was transistors. 😳

“Boy, the flapping and hissing doubled once the truth came out.” -Lee Deforest 

This thread is a HOOT(on a number of levels)! To me, there’s just something about a signal, that’s been passed through a vacuum(dare I use the term, "ELECTRON tube"?), rather than silicon. Not that I don’t have SS, in my system. And, I’m even a clean, undistorted, no artificial color/flavor, no sugary glaze, kinda guy. It’s just that those 18 valves, between my two main amps and CD player, sound like the real thing(also, on a number of levels).  It's like cooking or building a car/motorcycle/plane engine.  If you pick the correct components/ingredients(tubes, caps, resistors, etc) and mix them together right, you'll be happy with the outcome.  BTW: I think some that lurk these pages, just enjoy being intentionally obtuse. Perhaps being argumentative/contrary, is all they have left? Happy listening(yeah, all of you)!

Mountebank.  🎱👮‍♂️