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A tubes vs. Solid State question.

I have followed several of the threads regarding the tubes vs Solid State debate and I am puzzled by the dogmatism of this issue. I have several friends here on AudiogoN who are avid tube lovers so my question is obviously an attack on this stand, but do tube lovers think people with solid state equipment are deaf or is it that they have never heard tubes.
I have owned tube equipment and was fairly content with it but I have since changed to all SS gear. I am much happier with my system now that I have ever been before. Dare I say it? Yes I like SS amps, pre-amps, and phono stages! Does that damage my credibility or was it already gone? Maybe I'm wrong but I get the impression tube people think if we SS people ever heard tubes we would trash all of our gear and run to the nearest glowing orange light to buy all new equipment. Am I off the mark?
nrchy

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aida_w
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PEACE, folks!
Avguygeorge named the habit "my is the best, the biggest" and so forth. That's crap.
I was happy with SS gear for years and years until I came across that McIntosh tube amp. Well, I was lost the moment I auditioned it for just a couple of bars of music and of course I bought the amp. Ever since I find VERY satisfying SS stuff once in a while but I lost my ear on tubes and my heart knows why. Only thing I'm saying is: give tubes a try - maybe you never want something else.
Good luck!
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