Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ?

I never heard of audiophiles whose reference system had transistor amplification. It is always tubes. But maybe there are exceptions.

inna11-21-2023 4:36am

knotscott Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 815 posts 11-21-2023 at 01:00pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The best systems I’ve heard have been full vacuum tubes by Convergent Audio Technology (CAT). The best my system has sounded was when I added horizontal bi-amping with a solid state amp below 80hz, and all tubes up top. I simply can’t afford a tube amp that has the bass authority of a CAT amp or a good SS amp, but it’s not hard to get great clarity from even a modest tube amp.