Is pure class A ss the equal to tubes?

Personal preferences aside, I think a lot of it depends on the rest of your system, and speakers in particular. There are many variables e.g., while there are always exceptions, high impedance loads seem to prefer tubes and low impedance loads seem to prefer solid state.

I might have to change the shade of my rose colored glasses, as I may not be reading this thread correctly, you know, with the yellow background and all.