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Mosfet amps A true compromise betw. tubes and SS?

I heard from several people that Mosfet SS amps are a nice compromise between tubes and SS amps.
There is one manufacturer in particular I am interested
http://www.wbe-audio.de,s croll down to Fusion 700 (its a German made amp, but he has an English web page) who calls his hybrid amp a Mono tube mosfet amp.
I would really appreciate if someone who has more insight would tell me a bit more of advantages and shortcomings of this design and if the claim: "sound of tubes with power of SS" is true or not. Also I would like to know if these are fast amps, as I plan to maybe use them with my ML Prodigy, should the Wolcott amps, I bought recently, not work satisfactorily.
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kevziek
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If MOS FETs are so superior, why would AYRE, who used them in their earlier amps, now prefer bipolars for their latest design? Which sound pretty good, at least in a store audition.

MOS-FETS, bipolars -- listen to each amp and judge it on its own merits. The circuit design and parts make the biggest difference. I certainly wouldn't buy a MOS FET amp based on how much the designer brags about his own creation.

For my taste, tubes are where it's at.......As far as being colored and slow -- NO WAY, JOSE. I hear more detail and realness from my tubes than I hear from any solid state amp.
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