The ups and downs of tube vs. SS...

I’d like to hear from the people that have had both. Why tube? Why SS? What are the ups and downs of both? How does owning one or both differ? I’ve always owned SS, but also lusted after tubes....
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jtweed03-05-2018 1:51am

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tomic601 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 13,164 posts 03-13-2018 at 05:21am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete btw this has been a very civil thread with a lot of hard won knowlege being shared - I for one see this as the best Audigon offers thank you all !
tomic601 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 13,164 posts 03-13-2018 at 05:19am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete xrayz sometimes..the FET front end tube buffer out SP-17 is I believe a good example of the sum being better than the bits ..... i own one so count me as biased tho.. a REF 5se it is not, but for the $$$ quite competent...
tomic601 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 13,164 posts 03-13-2018 at 05:16am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Ralph - really good points and the human hearing system is also hyper sensitive to time and phase...so getting part right only gets you so far IMO tube dac, tube preamp, hybrid high pass amp with just 5 parts in the signal path, time and phase accurate speakers ...ah... but your preamp is on my list to listen to

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