Tube sound is not about warmth. It's about correct presentation.

I started with tubes, then went to SS, went back to tubes and then a couple of years ago I bought my first integrated amp.  The Hegel H390 sounds pretty darn good to me. Maybe in a couple more years I’ll go back tube separates.  Or maybe Hybrid amps like the PS Audio BHK 300’s that use a couple of 6822’s in each mono block to give the user more of a tube sound.

Love that simplicity Curious Jim.

Hybrid amps are SS amps.

I feel that “warmth” is an over used term.  My experience is that tube amplification sounds more organic.  The sound stage is more of what you may expect to hear with live music.  This organic quality comes with imperfections like hum and pops and little odd twinges. Some may find these imperfections to be too distracting and so SS is a better fit for their tastes since it feels cleaner.

Of course. More organic, more natural, closer to reality.

It always upsets me when I hear that some speakers are intentionally made to sound their best with SS. In my book this is a very wrong approach and I will never consider such speakers.

SS is kind of digital, in a manner of speaking. Tape and vinyl are not perfectly quiet yet they are superior.