So where should the tubes be?

My use is at the pre amp. Can’t say if this is right wrong of best just what I am doing. I did read a few articles that stated they felt this was the best place to start. Also said with tubes in pre and ss at amps their is less chance for down time. If a tube goes out on your amp you are dead in the water. If a tube goes out in my pre amp I can by-pass tube stage and still keep rocking. Can’t say I will remain where I am for ever but happy with my sound for now. Enjoy the music any way you can get it.

The only tubes are in my tube phono stage. It just made sense to me to go analogue into tubes the sound is incredible. 

I agree tubes everywhere. But if your starting and want to wet your feet before you commit, phono pre, dac, preamp first, amp last. IMO 

making who has the most tubes in their system, as if it were some kind of competition for the best system, is utterly ignorant and foolish

I'm one of the guilty ones. We are just having some fun and enjoying all the tubes. No one is intending any oneupmanship. We are past all that.

Listening to The Tubes - White Punks on Dope ( tubes ), counting my tubes… Just kidding. I do lust after the Brinkmann RonT tube power supply for my Bardo direct drive turntable…..

For grins have a look at the Audio Research 750 power amp, a tube salesman wet dream… but i have heard it and wouldn’t trade it fir my hybrid tube / SS amplifiers….

fun…