I own a tube amp and a ss amp. Swap them out to hear the differences and enjoy both greatly. Tube amps are more 'hands on' than ss amps IME. Tube amps also have a few idiosyncrasies that ss amps do not,IMO.
Firstly, what is not really mentioned here ( at least that I could find) is that tube amps are generally more costly to run. One has to budget for expected tube replacement. Also, typically IME the amps run hotter than ss amps. ( particularly Class D ss amps) So, if heat is a concern, and it should be in many parts of the world today, then this needs to be considered. Then we have the biasing scheme required by most tube amps...( unless they are self biasing, which is the way I would STRONGLY recommend you go). I used to own an incredible sounding tube amp, but the biasing protocols were bordering on criminal! This is less common today, but still something to be very much factored in.
Lastly, expect a tube amp to require more warm-up than the typical ss amp. With a lot of tube amps one has to wait for the tubes to stabilize before listening to music, that generally is not a factor with ss amps. In case it sounds like i am down on tube designs, absolutely NOT, but one has to expect their 'requirements' to get the best sound. ( and that sound is one that I generally think sounds better than the best ss amps, at least that I have heard!).
Firstly, what is not really mentioned here ( at least that I could find) is that tube amps are generally more costly to run. One has to budget for expected tube replacement. Also, typically IME the amps run hotter than ss amps. ( particularly Class D ss amps) So, if heat is a concern, and it should be in many parts of the world today, then this needs to be considered. Then we have the biasing scheme required by most tube amps...( unless they are self biasing, which is the way I would STRONGLY recommend you go). I used to own an incredible sounding tube amp, but the biasing protocols were bordering on criminal! This is less common today, but still something to be very much factored in.
Lastly, expect a tube amp to require more warm-up than the typical ss amp. With a lot of tube amps one has to wait for the tubes to stabilize before listening to music, that generally is not a factor with ss amps. In case it sounds like i am down on tube designs, absolutely NOT, but one has to expect their 'requirements' to get the best sound. ( and that sound is one that I generally think sounds better than the best ss amps, at least that I have heard!).