After many receivers, integrateds, separate solid state amps/preamp, hybrid amp, and a better solid state amp with a tube preamp, then full tubes for many years, I settled on a tube/SS hybrid bi-amp setup with a tube preamp, and tube monoblocks on the midbass/tweeters, and active low pass crossover to a SS integrated amp below 80hz to the woofers. The tube front end with tubes on the whole vocal range yields some pretty incredible results. It’s personal, it’s subjective, it’s system dependent, but it’s been delivering some amazing audio moments on a regular basis.
Most affordable tube amps don’t have great bass slam, extension, and control (actually many of the more expensive ones aren’t great at that either). A modest SS state amp used in the lower ranges delivers pretty well, where tubes tend not to.