What happened to all the tube amps?

Well Ill be at CES, To me Lamm is Overpriced. Sorry not for me

RE: The new Lamm amp.

I respect Lamm amplifiers, but repeat my dismay (as expressed in another thread) at what is, in the ML3, an example of outrageous excess and waste. That's enough money to buy a $30k tube amp, with $95k left over for good deeds. Just focusing on sound quality alone, no way is the premium justified compared to the sound one can get from a darTZeel or CAT's best amps (or Atma-Sphere's best amps, etc.) in the right system. One could hire a good chamber ensemble to perform every weekend for two years for that kind of jack. Only a true idiot would spend that kind of money on an amp.

Tvad, you hit the proverbial nail on the proverbial head.

About 6 years ago, I purchased an used Jolida 502a for $400 in the local paper. Today, it's about double that used!!!! I think tube amps are more popular today than 10 years ago, personally. I think people have discovered the benefits that tubes offer, and they like what they hear. I just think they tend to keep them longer, for the most part. But, what do I know...it's just an assumption