Tube or solid state

Do you prefer a tube preamp into a solid state amp or a solid state amp into a tube amp,which is your choice for best sound?

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invalid Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,098 posts 02-02-2023 at 11:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @spaceguitarist what is vintage sound?
invalid Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,098 posts 02-05-2023 at 02:07pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If it sounds closer to the real thing than transistor amps then it doesn't matter what wave you measure.
invalid Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,098 posts 02-06-2023 at 11:23am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Solid state also has higher harmonic distortion that can be heard even at lower levels and is not pleasant to the ear, tubes have lower harmonic distortion which is pleasant to the ear and masks the higher order harmonics. I used to think the same thing about tubes as spaceguitarist until I actually used some tube equipment in my system.
invalid Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,098 posts 02-25-2023 at 05:00pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @spaceguitarist you regurgitating ASR says all I need to hear from you.