Tubes vs Solid State

I second the tube top end and the solid state bottom end configuration. My first love is Jazz but I do listen to R&B and some CHOICE urban flavor and tubes generally just don't cut it on music mixed to be dynamic, fast and played loudly.

Hold on here. A solid state amplifier can in fact be made to sound tubelike. Many sucessful examples were Class A designs. These were large, heavy and ran hot.;the very thing solid state was supposed to have eliminated.Ultimately though, there have been just as many blunders on both sides of the fence. I run tubes because I value ultimate naturalness in the voice. No solid state has been able to deliver this that I have heard. They have come close, but still no cigar.

Try an Aloia with the inductive power supply......close, and maybe part of a cigar?

you should have both ready to switch depending on your itch. but it has to be single ended tube and a good mosfet design like the bel amps.

I would have to say get and retain both. I like to switch
every once and a while, they both have their inherit
strengths and weaknesses.