@fsonicsmith - are you really saying any tube amp is better than any solid state amp? Any direct drive is better than any belt drive TT? Just trying to show you how you logic is flawed.
I don’t want to be rude but are you on some serious meds? I ask because how could you possibly derive that from anything I did say? Last night and tonight are the two nights of Passover. For members of my Tribe, there is part of the dinner celebration where we recite the story of the four sons, the wise son, the simple son, the wicked son, and the son with no capacity to inquire. Are you son number 2, 3, or 4? If 2 or 4, the answer is "nope, I am not saying that". I am out of this discussion unless it is related to something about the supply of tubes. Assuming it applies, Happy Easter!