I decided on SS 45 years ago and have not gone back to tubes, too much maintenance. Love the V-fet amps by Yamaha and Sony in particular. I haven't tried any of the new tube amplifiers, but tube preamps are pretty nice. Yamaha, Phase Linear, Sony, SAE power amps are all over 43 years old with original output devices. Capacitors and pre-driver transistors have been changed over the years. Of course, the death diodes in the Sony amplifiers were the first to get replaced.
amplifier longevity
Is there any difference in longevity and or reliability between valve amps and solid state amps?
I thought that perhaps design differences between ss and tube amps might be a factor here.
Specifically I am considering the valve amps by Rogue Audio vs. the solid state amps by Luxman, both great brands in my opinion.
Thanks!