What do tube and music have in comon?

My system is tube-based, and it sounds splendid with all kinds of music. The choice of tubes you run in your gear is critical. OTOH, I never heard a solid state system that was more than mediocre. IMHO solid state hi-fi is a 45-year long experiment that failed. But if someone wants solid state, that leaves more great tubes on the market for me, and keeps the prices low.

I'm in total agreement with all the above statements. I've owned some decent SS in my day, but since 1996 tubes have been my means for total enjoyment. 95% of my listening is too jazz. I beleive that most of the better recording from the 50s - late 1960s just had a sound that I find more true too the source & were just better recordings. Yes we have firms like Analogue Productions & Classic Records whom make some very beautiful recordings. I think in the end it all about what's truer to the person whom know what music should sound like. [ simple isn't it ?.]

I listen to almost everything. I prefer tube because most music is recorded badly and tubes smooth it out. The worst rcorded album of all time (The Grateful Dead's Shakedown Street) is at least passable in a tube amp.

Tubes are better, your system must suck!

Scottht? How do you know my system is suck :) I don't even list what I own... heheh
Well, I agree tubes are good, but depends on what tube equipments. Solid State are good as well, it just a matter of taste.
That's the reason I created this post to see what tube owners listen to vice verse solid state.
I do have some problem with pop/rock music since the system use very low output 300B. I do find pop/rock music sound better on my friends system (all my friends are into solid state).