Tube or solid state

Do you prefer a tube preamp into a solid state amp or a solid state amp into a tube amp,which is your choice for best sound?

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ghdprentice Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,047 posts 02-01-2023 at 12:09am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The best preamps I have heard have always been tubed (fifty years of experience in high end audio for me). I moved into a tubed preamp 25 years ago, then one by one tubed everything else.
malibu457 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 66 posts 02-01-2023 at 12:40am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete i agree, miss my Audible Illusions 3a
styleman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 132 posts 02-01-2023 at 12:41am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @ dreas: I ended up with McIntosh's MA352 to "solve" this dilemma. Never looked back. +1 for the MacIntosh MA352
sgreg1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 612 posts 02-01-2023 at 01:14am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My set up is solid state amp then tube pre amp. Also to note is my solid state amp is a quality class A amp. Not A/B or class D but true class A. For me the amp is the sound and the tube pre is the sound stage and dynamics.
chocaholic Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 207 posts 02-01-2023 at 01:49am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My PrimaLuna Dialogue HP Integrated with Genelec 12AU7’s and 8 KT150’s has become my holy grail amp. Having been through countless amps over the years, this setup is Nirvana.