Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better?

The thought that Genres of Music should influence whether to you use tubes or not is absurd. All genres of music except awful rap contains a wide diversity of musical instrument representation. Less so or more so, it’s all there.

OP so how did your comparison of the tube monos vs SS go?! Any thoughts?

S.S. design and Tubes are two very good technology with good and bad apples in each groups...

Generalizatrion means nothing here , only synergy between components for specific ears canals and cochlea  at the end count...

I just returned back for refund  one of the most acclaimed tube amplifier which do not match my S.S. design on any acoustic count ...

Is my S.S. design better than this  tubes design ? NO

Is this tube amplifier badly designed ? NO

Why then ?

Synergy matter...

Then all generalization by most people had no real value...

There is bad tubes design and bad S.S. design...

There is supreme good top design in tube and in S.S. , at the end you JUDGE SYNERGY between your components...

Then all threads about digital versus analog or tubes versus S.S. means litlle ,  because you listen to the synergy between components and room acoustic ...

Nobody had ever listen a tube amplifier or a S. S. design UNCONNECTED to components and in no  specific room  in the air ...

In another thread a simplistic mind rejected all Sansui deasign in 67 years of production as obsolete compared to a tube amplifier...

I just bought one of the great tube amplifierfew days ago  and it does not even compare to the Sansui alpha in the specific synergy WHERE I USED IT. and the components with which i coupled it...

I refuse to bash Tube amplification because of this experience but some simplistic mind will claim that all S.S. amplifier compared to any tube amp are trash...

@rwbadley

Thank you for your question. I have compared tubes and solid state. And haven’t been without the tubes for a while at this point, as I am waiting for finalization of equipment for delivery..

Going back to solid state after experiencing tubes makes one appreciate the specialness of what tubes do for sonic quality. Listening to a powerful solid-state amplifier is very nice but it’s not special. It’s very clinical and still enjoyable. Tube impact is remarkable, it’s interesting to listen to and you want more and more of it. It Is remarkably more enjoyable in comparison. To go back to solid state was very disappointing.

Vocals, horns, classical instruments, guitars, increased music complexity, Rock ’n’ roll Music from the 70s it’s all absolutely amazing. Vibrancy and dynamics and emphasis is far superior.

The two tubes amplifier i listened too were more clinical hugely more than my Sansui alpha...

My Sansui alpha is fluid organic warm and detailed and beat these two by a HUGE margin...

If i was like you i will come here and said that S,.S. design beat tubes design...

It will be a preposterous claim by me and void of content ... Did i do it ? NO ...

Sorry to give you the news , some well designed S.S. dont sound clinical as you said at all... It was the opposite in my experience ...

Then generalization means nothing in audio, there is god design in any category , S.S. , tubes, hybrid : only synergy with components and acoustic matter at the end ...

Not opinions because nobody compared hundred of brand name amplification of any types IN THE SAME ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRICAL CONTEXT AND CONDITIONS ...

 But what you means i think is that many S.S. design  compared to top tubes design may sound clinical and this is true indeed... As is true the reverse about power, dynamic and details in top S.S. design compared many tubes design ...

I apologize to you because my post may seems rude but  i dont means it as an attack on your post... Only as an alternative answer...

my best to you...

Listening to a powerful solid-state amplifier is very nice but it’s not special. It’s very clinical and still enjoyable.