emergingsoul - this is just Trolling, plain and simple. The thread is just to elicit arguments and responses, and see your name in 'print'. Grow up. No-one in their right mind could possibly believe the garbage you're coming out with.
Tubes produce massive amounts of distortion, relative to SS - >10x as much, so if you like that, that's your preference. And that's what this is about - preferences.
As previous posters have said; each has its place and its strengths and weakneses. And a tube pre with SS power is a good compromise as each is working in its own best way, particlarly if one is using inneficient speakers, which tube amps, in general, are no goood for. I use an ARC Ref3 into an ESLabs DX4 class D amp driving Maggie 1.7i's, and it sounds sublime.
As for valves - HOW MUCH?!?! I've just re-tubed (6 tubes) my Ref3 at a cost of £400, so valve amps cost a LOT to maintain/run, and that cost every 4000hrs. My friends 300b power amp, using 4 of them, tells me it'll cost c£4 THOUSAND pounds to replace them! And he needs aircon to keep the room cool and comfortable! And as for tube 'rolling'; what a rabbit hole that one is! No thanks.