Spectron vs any good tube amp.

PrimaLuna ProLogue Seven monos, with the right NOS tubes; are superior to the ARCS I've heard, which were my amps of choice before PrimaLuna.

300B SET's are amps I'm going to give a spin, not amps I've even heard before. "Theoretically", they could be better than "push pull". It's for sure they'll have to go a long way to beat PrimaLuna.

I'm amongst those that agree that for what ever reasons we have different priorities in the present imperfect world of audio reproduction, but I'm not inclined to accept that we have to reduce it to the "them & us" technological ideological camps.

Unsound, I looked for a definitive post to confirm your convictions in this "imperfect world of audio reproduction", and I couldn't find one. Do you have any convictions?

SS people speak in terms of "fast and definitive with bass slam".

Yes, however I have always felt that to be the province of the best tube amps :)

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While tube people will speak in abstractions like "nuance", that aren't always easy to communicate; we live in two different worlds.

Yes, communication is an issue! Two audiophiles can use the exact same terms to describe the aspects of soundstage and definition of a $600 transistor amp or a $30,000 tube amp, someone looking on might not be able to discern that the two experiences are very different, as our language does have the terms, but not the expression of intensity.

No, I have never been convicted.