Is there anyone who came back from tubes to SS?

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.

I listen to a lot of live music; and no matter what I've tried; or whenever I listen to another persons all tube system; it never sounds right to me. I've had CJ, Sonic Frontiers, and Blue Circle. I guess I could live with a tube pre, SS amp combo, but currently happy with all SS.

when i went to my local high end shop they use to kid me that i could detect something in the krell force. i had a krell 300 s krc3 md 20 and studio. i had used tubes before with great results. but after reading high end magazines. ss is as good as tubes. well i spoke with krell this was confermed . i still like ss but tubes take me to the real thing. if you ever hear good tubes and listen to your ear not a magizine you will never go back. sounds like bob needs to hear my system.

To answer to Steveaudio,
I am using an ultimate custom built dual-mono DACT preamplifier that have both: active and passive sections for each channel, stepped volume attenuators for each channel. I can use it as passive and I can use a switch for extra gain. It's battery powered for each channel currently, but I'm about to get DACT dual power supply. It's all solid state -- gain section and power. On the analogue end I have AR PH3 hybrid phono and that is why I need some extra feedback(not necessarily gain) from preamplification to stabilize the phono output.
So switching to tubes will(I assume) bring me a nice "blend"
I think that preamp will stay with me for a long time since I've invested my time and bucks to create it and it sings. If I use digital end I turn the gain section off and use it as passive.

I like a solid state amp tube preamp combo
You get the advantage of the warmth of tubes, tube rolling to paly around and preamp tubes are not as costly as power amp tubes. Also I can leave my Audio Research D200 on for extended periods of time where it really breaks in nicely and not have to worry about short tube life.

tom