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

mapman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 21,857 posts 12-01-2023 at 06:32pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I do think in many cases people just can’t handle what they get with good SS gear so they resort to tubes in order to calm things down a bit. Also tubes are of course all glow-y and way cool looking so there is that.
inna OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 7,132 posts 12-01-2023 at 07:07pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Good tube gear does not calm things down, it is very revealing. So much nonsense in this and other threads. Well, thanks to Mike, there is at least one person to talk to.
drbarney1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 172 posts 12-03-2023 at 03:30am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It is easy to build your own tube amplifier and if you use premium parts, the most you will spend will be a few hundred dollars for the same design that costs five figures. Learning how to design one from a book such as Beginner's Guide to Tube Audio will take less time and effort than raising tens of thousands of dollars to buy a high end tube amplifier.