Solid state amp vs tube amps

The idea on certain designs of Valve Amp having as part of the design an ease of access to the Valves, resulting in a very simplistic requirement to exchange a Valve is very attractive.

As exchanging Valves can and in certain cases do create a difference to an end sound that is discernible  for the impression made of being more attractive in use.

Then there is the alternative side and the one why many Valve Amp Design have the Valve visible to the user. That reason being easy observation of the Valves during use and after Power Off.

 There are not many who have a long term understanding of using Valve equipment, that would suggest a Valve Equipment is something that is switched on and forgotten. The Valve equipment is at its very best, when the user is disciplined to be vigilant in their observation of the equipment when in use and after Power Off.

Dear @wolf_garcia  : " Ask yourself why most professional electric guitar players use tube amps... Is it OK to like both SS (bad look when abbreviated) and tube amps? I have efficient speakers so I enjoy an excellent tube SEP from Dennis Had, and I rotate in a Pass XA-25 (Nelson Pass likes designing "tube-like" class A stuff) which might be the best sounding amp Pass makes. "

Your speakers are not a guitar, so for me is a uselees argument for tubes in a room/system..

N.Pass " designing " tubes like " SS ". That was a marketing flag because when he was in Threshold his way of thinking was way different.

Btw, everything the same today good class A/AB SS designs outperform the best tube you can have in mind,  overall it's just better and like everything " things " change over times. So think today not 5or 10 years ago or even older times..

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORIONS,

R.

Solid state has gotten awfully good, whether class A, A/B, D, Gan, etc.  I don't think there's a good argument for tubes anymore, other than nostalgia or the cool factor.  I've owned several tube amps over the years, some sounded great.  But....I don't miss the heat, maintenance and overall fiddly-ness. Done with tubes.

@hilde45 *s*  I'm glad you're glad, but the 'tubes v. s.s.' carousel seems to come to town at least once a month; it's that 'timing' i'm going to mark on the calendar and run a theory...  {28 -(31-10)= June 8...+/- a day either way...}....

It won't answer to the T~v~ SS dialogs, but potentially fascinating... 😏 ;)

+ to @joc3021 , I've been A>A/B>D'd already enuff, off to meet the Gan-it, dammit Janet....go down on the Fed Reservations Notable stupor slab and take the ride...

I'm interested in the Hybrids that have and are emerging, looking to flower and perhaps impress....  And, of more import to all us'sall, what/how/and wth happened when it came to your place of sculpted space....?

Cutting the Chase to the Typical done here: You went with This and it did That. ;)

*Ahem*....to requote that class ic from one of the Ancients:

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORIONS,
....unless the distortions' are what You Really Enjoy....;>))

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