So where should the tubes be?

I have 37 tubes in my system (including 8 in the electronic crossover).  The only place where solid state amplification  is more apprpriate than tube amplification is in the plate amps of the subwoofers

@tomic601 I’m a huge Tubes fan as well and saw Fee Waybill perform years back.  His persona on stage was quite the jerk but in person after the show proved to be a lovely, warm person.  
I haven’t found tube sources I like (although I’ve  heard about a tube based strain gauge phono stage) but I have a full tube pre (Atma-sphere) which I only use the line section of, and tube input section of my amps (BHK300’s).

It doesn’t sound at all Tubey or euphonic, but with the right recording sounds very lifelike.  My reference is live music, not other Hifi systems.  

@emailists ya man a steady diet of live music is the reference..

best to you

I hadn’t really thought about the number of tubes in my equipment. The number is 34. They add up. Phono stage 8, preamp 8, DAC 6, amp 12. Also, the more tubes the better it has sounded.