tubes and rock and roll, good fit?

I understand your thoughts and agree on some level. Just I have heard some tube base systems that have sounded fantastic. Not that SS ahd Krell specificly, does not sound great, just differant. As i said I am interested in making a final purchase. I am a music/vinyl two channel guy. While I have a TV in my room, 95% is music and 90% of that vinyl. Any thoughts from some one who has made the move?

I am not bored. I have been ss my entire life. I have owned all krell since 1994. so this is not a move I take lightly. No I am not interested in a second cheaper room. So please, anyone out there who has made the move from SS to tube, your insight would be deeply appreciated. thanks

Well I spoke with Andrew Payor about the Vtl siegfried's. He said they were a great fit. He has customers with the arrakis who are using them and love the combination. He also has a pair and loves the design. He told me his biggest dealer in Asia matches the Siegfried and Rockports all the time and has the set up in there high end show room. He gave the amps his highest rating. That was enough for me! So it is to tubes I go. Specificly the VTL Siegfied's and the 7.5 series 11.

Tvad; acually I had not desided but was leaning. I do not take spending my hard earned money lightly. But I did answer your question on others with rockports using the Siegfried's. Also you went from tube to ss back to tubes? or did I read your post wrong? I spoke to a few others who I believe to be knowledgable in audio and they made me feel much more confortable with my desission. It is a BIG leap of faith. should arive in around 4 to 5 weeks. thaks for your input.

The final answer is YES! A resounding, unequivocal, with out hesitation YES! This is not to diminish SS. They achieve diferant yet similar results. Though I will say the siegfrieds are not bloomy like a lot of the lower watt tube amps. They are not harsh like a lot of SS amps. They are sweet like class A rated SS amps but with more bloom. They fall somewhere between SS and tubes, leaning toward tubes. They have that punch and power at the bottom end and finesse and sweetness for the mids and upper end sounds. They reproduce rock and acoustic music with, I believe, no added house sound. Just whats on the vinyl, with all the impact that exsists between the grooves. As far as their match with my altairs, no issues at all. They are a great fit! A FINAL DESTINATION!