Are tubes psychological?


This just occurred to me this morning as I listened in my rather dark listening room with the soft glow of tubed amps on the floor in front of me between the speakers: How much of my enjoyment of tubes gear is due to the relaxed state the glow puts my mind in?

Thoughts?

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My all-tranny Mytek server+phono stage generates a good two-thirds the heat as my eight tube integrated PrimaLuna. Plus, there's no on/off switch like the PL's got. When I switch my components off for the night, the Primaluna cools to room temp. Meantime, the Mytek, even on Stand By, still stays warm and sucks from the grid.