Tube or solid state

@invalid 

I used to think the same thing about tubes as spaceguitarist until I actually used some tube equipment in my system

Perfectly understood and appreciated. As we both recognize, this is a “beaten horse “ debate. In the end each listener settles down with what suits them best. Spaceguitarist does his thing and good for him.  No doubt that you’ll continue to do what has worked out best for you.  I’ll let it go at that.

Charles

solid-state for me. But nothing against tubes.

it's great that we can hear differences between different types of FETs etc. with solid-state amps. 

In fact there are very few tube amps of any cost that will outperform a very basic modern transistor amp.

Nonsense. I wonder if spaceguitarist is pals with kenjit?

The answer to the OP's question must include tubes somewhere in the chain.

@fixto maybe I missed this but what is your budget for both?  

If you match your components carefully, any combination can sound good.

lectronJH50

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