Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp?


Greetings!

I’ve seen some folks using Tube Preamps with Solid State Am ps. I’m thinking of doing that with my system as part of an incremental change. I currently have a Parasound P5 preamp with a Parasound A21 driving Klipsch Cornwall 4’s. Will a decent / good Tube Preamp really make a difference in my sound? I enjoy what I have now but really want to experience Tubes in my system. Thanks!
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As you have Klipsch, I'd recommend keep your P5 and try swapping out your A21 with a tube amp.  I tried tube pre/ss amp a long time ago (Audible Illusions+Exposure) and really liked it, but practical considerations in integrating HT with my stereo setup kept me with SS pre/pro.  I recently moved to Rogue amplification, and have never looked back.  Audition a tube amp and see how you like the sound.
Tonight I hooked up my ss Jeff Rowland to match up with my CAT SL1 5000 series. The tube preamp is always, at least in my systems, the heart of the system. When I want a little sweeter sound and with slightly more depth, then I utilize my tube mono blocks, when I want instant on and a very precise overall musicality, then the ss amp is there. Different flavors, BUT the tube preamp is always at the heart. IME, a ss preamp just isn't going to give you the same musicality and palpability. Same thing goes for a ss phono preamp vs a tube phono preamp. Which is why I use a tube phono preamp ( part of the CAT). 
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Well thanks to this thread I am ending up with a Tube PreAmp/DAC/Headphone with remote & a Solid State Class A/B amplifier & both units together are barely as big as an all in one...
I like the sound of my tube preamp and my hybrid power amp (tubes in front, but solid state in back).