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!

yamaho12-23-2021 6:01am

holmz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,328 posts 12-23-2021 at 06:48am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Ideally in theory… But I have had both varieties fail on me.
holmz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,328 posts 12-27-2021 at 01:46am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Half of this makes no sense. I ~~scratched out~~ the part that does make sense. I traded them in for a set of Class D monoblocks 3 years later because I couldn't stand ~~the heat and~~ the tube maintenance. At 10 years old they ran like champions and had not one issue. But here we agree and have experienced the same. Not counting my first tube amp, a VTL..... …
holmz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,328 posts 12-27-2021 at 11:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Since SS amps can (and should) be left on all the time So why do they put a power switch on the amplifiers?
holmz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,328 posts 01-04-2022 at 04:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete … Any amp with a design where there’s more than 10-15V on the TO3 case should have Q covers covering the whole component for safety reason. …. I know testing a 9V battery with the KISS method of the wagging tongue, is about as much as I like. More volts would taste worse.