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Tube Amp Watts and Quality Electrons. LOL

Have a serious Q. On occasion, I see a serious comment about matching amps and speakers. And the post makes a passing reference to "tube watts" or something to that effect, permitting an inference that a 100 wpc tube amp is somehow not the same as a 100 wpc SS amp. Can someone explain why this distinction is occassionally made. I assume it doesn't have anything to do with the quality of the electrons.

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mechans
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I love tube equipment and even the tubes themselves, which I collect, but other than what Mapman said, "tube watts" are no different than anyother watt.
Yes there is a current myth that a tube watt is more powerful than an SS watt. Clearly that is silly, physical definitions pertain to audio as much as any other thing.
I do think Mapman nailed it however, if you want an explanation.
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