What is a better route, tube or SS preamp?

Again, I'm mystified by nonesensical suggestions regarding "classical or jazz" specific gear, as that assumes other forms of music are somehow less polite and require some meatier form of support. The slam of Mahler is just as intense as the slam of dubstep, and your system's limits will be revealed in either case. Do we suggest nobody touch the volume knob? It would be more apt to suggest gear based on the question, "do you always listen at quiet, discreet, mellow, or apologetic levels so as not to wake the baby or incite passion, tawdry displays of senseless emotion, or, dare I say, DANCING?" Then a mini watt tube amp or tiny speakers are for you (and I refuse to be your friend). BALDERDASH! Jazz can be insanely dynamic, acoustic pianos can really test a speaker's strengths, and classical can be as ballsy as Norwegian Death Metal, although perhaps not as tedious and adoreable. Those Norwegians!
I'm in the "SS preamp to tube amp" camp as I want the signal to be as pure as a virgin's heartstrings (!) before it's filled with 2nd order grease by my amp. Plus, most power amps have larger and therefore more engaging tube glow than many preamps where you can't even see the damn tubes! Now I'm all upset! *sigh*...OK...it's OK...whew...

Also, tube amps and their owners are more fun. Clearly.

Nonesensical (nonsencical?) butt: "acoustic music requires ambience retrival that rock doesn't even have"...uh...OK then.

I'm not sure my SS pre to tube amp sounds better or worse than any other well assembled gear pile, but I've been having so much fun with my rig I don't care. I'd love to get a tube preamp eventually but the ones I like (with balanced outs and ins) are in the 5 grand area (that Cary SLP O5 just seems friggin' BAD) so for now I'm fine with my trusty super clean Kavent S33. If my high frequency hearing ability has diminished (playing in loud bands for decades and being a "geezer newbie"...hmmm) I refuse to admit it as the people who hire me for live sound mixing may find it off-putting. Interestingly (to me anyway) many mastering techs, respected studio producers/engineers, speaker designers, and other sound pros are in my age group and doin' JUST FINE...whew...

What is weird is I THINK I can hear fine...I dislike squeeky or shrill treble, I seem to be able to hear a full range of music, and if there is some high pitched something or other I can't hear I prefer not to hear it anyway. I do have that thing where I can't hear well when there's a lot of ambient racket and a "soft talker" is yammering at me.

A few serious technical facts...tubes glow, you can see into them, they make you feel good, and thus are better. You can't have too many tube devices in your system as there is no limit to how good and better you can get.

I've bought NOS tubes (and simply "new") from "thetubestore" where they have a no nonsense warranty, and are right on top of any issues...classy bunch there.