Trade- off, power SS vs tube magic.

Rrog good point;I have never heard it as well.

Rrog and Rleff,

Perhaps I could have worded it better. All I was trying to say is that, in trying to describe a tube amplifiers sound, it is not unheard of for someone to state that a particular tube amplifier's sound has more in common with solid state than the typical tube amp. For instance, I have frequently heard it said that the sound of modern tube amplifiers is more solid state like than older vintage tube designs.

While I was pecking away on my keyboard, Tvad, once again, was out in front and, as usual, more eloquent.

If you do not account for the speaker used, then I am comfortable describing any good results obtained as "magic" or perhaps more accurately "luck".