Is there anyone who came back from tubes to SS?

I have a VTL ST-150 , and the Amp is amazing ! Tubes can get costly about $ 300.00 for 8 Svetlana 6550C s . But they last a couple of years for me. The average SS does not come close . You need to step up to the Big Bucks SS to Give the tubes some competition Pass, Rowland etc Good luck
PS Make sure you have some help the VTL Stuff weighs a TON!

I went from tube preamps (Counterpoint SA5.1, Audible Illusions M3) to Jeff Rowland Coherence One and Consonance SS preamps. I like Rowland products. They sound tubey but has a lot of details and you don't have to fiddle with tubes.

Nope! I use both Audio Research & VTL amps & pre-amps. Only thing is, you do want to turn them off when not using so as to not use up the tubes prematurely. To me SS is best in a 2nd or 3rd system where convenience is more of a factor....if you want to leave it on a lot for background music, or video perhaps. What kind of preamp are you using?

I use both a solid state and tube preamp. I prefer the sound of tubes.

Tube gear can be microphonic and more sensitive to vibration but I just (now) did a test on my ARC LS16 tube preamp and CJ Premier 11a tube amp.

I switched the preamp to an input that didn't have a source component connected to it, turned the volume control almost completely open 3 O'clock position. I then tapped my knuckles around the LS16 tube preamp then on each side of the Premier 11a tube amp and the top of the amp near the tubes.

No "boiiing" sounds or other indications of microphonics AT ALL. No sounds coming from the speakers, i.e. can't hear the sound of my knuckles tapping on the gear thru the speakers.