Tubes or Solid State?

I PREFER TUBES (prefer, not better, is my take on all things decent).

tube preamp, tube amp, tube phono, ... (I don’t know anything about DAC, streaming ....).

features: remote volume, balance, mode switch mono/stereo/stereo reverse... are important to me, that keeps me with a mix of vintage and modern.

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First, what speakers, especially how efficient, high sensitivity are they?

I always recommend speakers efficient enough to keep power needs lower, that is what makes it easier to try tubes.

Less power saves money, and involves less heat, smaller size, less weight, easier placement, line of sight for remote beams ...

less power = less # of power tubes = less replacement cost, easier to try tube rolling ....

dierksb

I don't pay for streaming, but I do like finding music on youtube and Pandora.

Happily someone here got me to use USB out of my computer into a simple Topping DAC, the sound quality, and stronger signal output make a big difference.