Are tubes psychological?

Yes the glow of the tubes and warmer sound are therapeutic , and look cool 

with  older tubes you can get with Blue glass,  even newer ones in power tubes 

kt88 and EL34  which are nice .

we justuilt  a addition on the house bigger family room and the Amber Edison bulbs 

give it a cool nostalgic look ,, so yes there is a therapeutic nostalgic aspect to it .

AND there are the TUBES. Check out those platforms. I’ve seen them at least a dozen times. I think that is Quaalude.. I’m sure I’ll be corrected if I’m wrong.
White dopes on punk! LOL Been a while.

Regards

Tubes can look cool on some equipment that puts them out front so all can see, but I have also had tube preamps that do not, and whether it looks cool or not, it the sound is what really matters.

If you can't see them you can't hear the difference? Must be mind over matter!