I primarily encourage higher efficiency speakers to allow trying tubes.
A bigger SS amp is primarily a function of money. Weight, size, reduced placement options: potential torn meniscus or herniated disk hazards.
Smaller tube amp saves money, less heat, smaller size gives more placement options.
If you don't like horns, or have the space horns need, that limits your choices.
If you don't like ports, or passive radiators, also less choices.
Smaller spaces leads to smaller speakers, leads often to less efficiency, often 4 ohms.
The smaller mains benefit most by either bi-amping, or self-powered subs. Stripping low bass only to subs, amp and less efficient mains handling upper bass, mids and lows only
A bigger SS amp is primarily a function of money. Weight, size, reduced placement options: potential torn meniscus or herniated disk hazards.
Smaller tube amp saves money, less heat, smaller size gives more placement options.
If you don't like horns, or have the space horns need, that limits your choices.
If you don't like ports, or passive radiators, also less choices.
Smaller spaces leads to smaller speakers, leads often to less efficiency, often 4 ohms.
The smaller mains benefit most by either bi-amping, or self-powered subs. Stripping low bass only to subs, amp and less efficient mains handling upper bass, mids and lows only