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Why did you lean one way or the other

Without judgement towards me, or from me, what did you find more enjoyable, going from tubes to solid state, and/or from solid state to tubes? My posts here have stated my reasons for going in a particular direction. What say you? Please, if you want to participate in this discussion, let's all be civil, mature, and realize, we all have a musical "taste" we are after, and because of this, there is no right or wrong, except for yourself. 

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ghdprentice
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Warm up and maintanence is component dependent. My current tube system requires no warm up and only requires a tube change every 3,000 hours. So it is somewhat a question of your definition of how much is too much. 

The only reason I mention this is because I was put off by this reputation... but did not understand in absolute terms what this meant.  

ghdprentice
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My fifty year journey has been from completely solid state to completely tubed equipment. In each step the natural and musical soul was more revealed. As the midrange bloomed, the rhyme and pace got better, creating an emotional connection that is virtually impossible to create with solid state without attenuating the treble. 

With my system now the music draws me in and I find it incredibly difficult to listen to the system. 

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