Sad to say I need a new amp…

Often times there will be smoke when a tube amp goes, even when it can be easily repaired.  Some tube amps may require more maintenance, in the form of tube replacement, but, they are far less prone to fatal damage than solid state gear.  So many solid state devices are unrepairable, because the transformer or chip is no longer in stock, or because they are too complicated to make it practical to hunt down the problem.  

I have not had any repair issues, including replacing worn tubes, in more than fifteen years with my current gear.  A lot depends on the specific model--type of tubes it runs, how hard it runs the tubes, and quality of parts and build, so here is no way to generalize, but, to me, the sonic benefits make owning tube gear worthwhile.  

@analogj You should correct your post…

Yes.  Never heard anything bad about Rogue Service or build quality 

no way to generalize, but, to me, the sonic benefits make owning tube gear worthwhile.

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True, tube gear often requires more $ outlay and maintenance than SS, but it most often offers a midrange that can sound magical especially on voices. Also, one can tube roll to taste and/or variety. Some tube gear may be good in the winter, not so much in the summer :) (Northern hemisphere...of the earth not brain)

The same can be said of vinyl which is generally a lot more expensive than digital, especially content. Then we have reel to reel......

Often convenience is at the expense of sonics.

FWIW, I'm still running my B&K EX-442 Sonata into Maggies and consider it anything BUT a "beater", and it's older than the ST3030.  350 wpc/4 ohm and high current (75 amp p-p), it's a beautiful-sounding amp and I feel zero need to replace or "upgrade" it. 

Give the LSA voyager GaN 350 a hard look. It has a tube like magical midrange, and could find its way into your main rig at some point: MSRP $3000, but they do run specials for ~ $2400