Tube vs. Solid State Amplifiers

I think my life long Audio journey experience has lead me to believe now OTL are the most superior to my opinion against Any SET amplifier or Solid State amplifier as long as you Match the OTL Amps to a 16-ohms Speaker!!!

Owning 845, 211, 805, 45s EL34s KT88 120 and 300Bs and a mix of Japanese made tube amps purchased from ebay and direct from Sound-gate in Japan.

The only SET Amp i have not tried but curious about is the 212 super large tubes.

To my Ears OTL gives me everything i want from a Solid State & from a SET Tube Amplifier in one with out the trade-offs

I am not into Artificial Distortion and syrupy mushy or Lush sounding Amplifiers i find that after sometime i get sick of it. I need an amp that can handle any type of music i throw at it.

I gave up on Solid State few years back over time i gave up on SET Amplifiers after trying and buying and loosing a ton of money on resale. Got tired of Changing tubes constantly trying to improve on it. Once I went down the OTL route with Speakers to match it was the end of my Amp-Speaker Journey.

So for an OTL amp, you’re in need of a 16-ohm pair of speakers which I would think is rather limiting. As I’ve mentioned above, there are amplifiers that offer sound characteristics equal to the best of both tube and solid state. I can’t understand why someone would overlook those manufacturers if that sound quality is what there looking for.

+1 @coltrane1 . So done with SS though I did enjoy all my Simaudio gear. I also enjoy Pathos Hybrid gear.

100% sold on quality Tubes in a quality Integrated. With quality Cables, Speakers and Room Treatments.

Tube amps rule. The individual who suggested tubes don’t have the power to get you there never listened to tubes!

As I’ve stated earlier, in general, solid state amps are more like professional tools and tube amps are more like items of luxury that are too pricey per given performance. they’re similar to super cars like Bentley, Bugatti, Maybach.
I’ve always preferred Toyota, because these cars/trucks have everything you need and almost nothing you don’t need.