Anyone permanently convert from tubes to SS?

I too agree that McIntosh (7270) to Klipsch (Quartets) or any Klipsch speakers is a good marriage, but after geting a Cary SLP98P tube preamp and a Cary V12R tube amp, the tubes simply blow away SS. I got rid of tone controls, graphic eq, parametric eq, spatial enhancer, dbx range expander, bbe sonic maximizer, and still have a better sound without them and I was a real tweaker to the max. The only thing I missed was SH so I bought a Carver C-9 sonic hologram generator and I am totally happy again. Enjoy the holidays!

I did tubes throughout most of the 80's but got really tired of messing with them and went with a passive pre and a Levinson ML-9 in 1989, and didn't go back to tubes until, I think, 1999. That's not "permanent," but in this hobby, 10-11 years is pretty close to "permanent."

Why give up tube or SS? Try hybrid.

Karan acoustics,Lavardin ,Neodio,ASR,certain Mark Levinson..

Mind you ,they do not make your typical SS amp.

I use both and give up nothing nothing;)