Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ?

I never heard of audiophiles whose reference system had transistor amplification. It is always tubes. But maybe there are exceptions.

inna11-21-2023 4:36am

yogiboy Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,653 posts 11-21-2023 at 10:59am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Are you joking? Or is this just another stupid post?
jperry Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,446 posts 11-21-2023 at 11:22am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have a few friends using Nagra amps. Their systems are reference quality
testpilot Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 922 posts 11-21-2023 at 12:34pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I would argue that there are more SS reference systems than fully tubed.
knotscott Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 917 posts 11-21-2023 at 01:00pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The best systems I’ve heard have been full vacuum tubes by Convergent Audio Technology (CAT). The best my system has sounded was when I added horizontal bi-amping with a solid state amp below 80hz, and all tubes up top. I simply can’t afford a tube amp that has the bass authority of a CAT amp or a good SS amp, but it’s not hard to get great clarity from even a modest tube amp.
dill Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,517 posts 11-21-2023 at 01:21pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Actually neither, it is paper, screen based, or consultation. One or all are "referred" to when assembling a system.