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Anyone permanently convert from tubes to SS?

I often hear about those that "discover" tubes and never look back, but has anyone here gone from being a "tube guy" to finding a SS amp that satisfied you equally or more? I don't intend on starting another tube vs. SS debate, I'd just like to see how many have left tubes behind. If you are a convert, which SS amp convinced you to leave tubes?
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nolitan
865 posts
 
had tubes before either in hybrid form (tube pre/solid state amp). or all tubes. Now just using Accuphase. All s/s amp
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audiograils
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Once you find a good tube solution to your liking. But that's just me. I could never go back..:)

AG
dob
577 posts
 
All my life I loved tubes and even today I have tube preamplifier. However, my speakers sound the best with high powered amplifier so I had to look everythere.
My choice in power amp is Spectron Musician III - with midrange same as the best tube amplifiers I ever heard. On other hand its not SS amp either, its class D.

If I would have a horn speaker I would use tube SET amp.

I suggest you to read excellent article on this sugject:

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/manufacture/0708/index.html

All The Best
Rafael
rwwear
2,867 posts
 
Even though the Spectron is a class D amp it is still solid state.
dob
577 posts
 
"Even though the Spectron is a class D amp it is still solid state"

How so? Congress decided or you, personally?
- shred of evidence, suggestion, a clue would be most welcome

If you want to say that pulse modulation is made by two transistors then please don't - they are, at least in Spectron, out of signal pathway and out of power supply too. Its not amplification device (as transistor or tube are in transistor or tube amps) - nor do you have transistor's pattern of distortions (0.0000%)

so...?
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