Are tube watts equal to solid state watts?


I remembered reading sometime back that the power for a tube amp is equivalent to double that in a solid state amp. So for eg. a tube amp with 40watts is equal in power to a solid state amp of 80watts.

Did I remember reading that correctly?

Thanks
hlgoh2006

Showing 1 response by happynick

All things being equal,problem they are not since most tube amps are built better with better trannys,tubls sound better and need a lot less power, many very expensive tube amps are only 30watts and they kick ass!! they say tubs rule for a reason, they same reason there are new tuble amp co starting up all the time,Nick