Are tubes psychological?

My all-tranny Mytek server+phono stage generates a good two-thirds the heat as my eight tube integrated PrimaLuna. Plus, there's no on/off switch like the PL's got. When I switch my components off for the night, the Primaluna cools to room temp. Meantime, the Mytek, even on Stand By, still stays warm and sucks from the grid.

Tubes gives a more “natural “analoge” sound . Very detailed,more 3D: you “feel” the music more than with a transitoramp: is more digital :: ampathizing with the music is less by transistor 

First of all tubes sound amazing compared to solid state. Second, tubes are just really cool. I enjoy watching lightning in a bottle help me hear music.

I do not have tube amps but my pre and phono pre have tubes but I cannot see them. What I can see on everything are big blue meters and they do have a calming affect on me while listening. Yes I am addicted to blue meters...!

Sure, the psychological aspect is some part of it. The sound of a good pure tube amp (and there are plenty of not so good ones) is appealing for a good reason. Solid state amps distort primarily odd order harmonics. Even distortion that’s barely measurable on a SS amp can be distracting and annoying to the ear. Tube amps, while having a total harmonic distortion much higher than SS, they tend to be much lower on odd order distortion, and do so more on even order harmonics. Not only do most people find this less objectionable. In fact, this is why most every rock or pop guitarist use tube amps when overdriving for the "fuzz" sound.