2. tech-talk
  3. 1228594518

Into 2009; What rules?? Tubes or Solid State

I know that this question has had endless debate over the years and that there is also alot of 'Hybrid Equipment' which makes it hard to neatly categorize. Also, at what price points are we talking about?

But those things aside, if you had to make the choice starting from scratch in 2009, which way would you go?? Tubes or Solid State??
brauser
rja's avatar
rja
2,370 posts
 
Tubes that sound like solid state and solid state that sounds like tubes.
guidocorona
4,298 posts
 
RJA, you have a point there, tubes and SS designs both can yield opposite stereotypicaal behavior that I am not partial to. . . on the other hand, some devices transcend the most common idiosyncrasies of their class, and just deliver. . . music in a way that I can relate to.
sbank's avatar
sbank
3,378 posts
 
If speakers rule and amps serve, then tube amps just serve better.

Many different systems in different rooms at different price points all make me want to listen to more music. They all have tube amps in them.

Some ss amp systems let me hear lots of detail, but it's the rare system w/ ss amp that makes me want to stay and listen to more music. Cheers,
Spencer
unsound
7,329 posts
 
Some speakers generally work better with tubes, some speakers generally work better with solid state. Power your speakers accordingly.
More to discover