I moved from Primaluna hp integrated to Rogue RP7 and Bel Canto Ref600M monos class D. Been a tube guy for years but wanted more headroom less heat and less weight. Not missing the tubes so far but only been a few months. Maybe not quite as involving in the mid range but more layers and sound stage is great.
Your tube preamp and ss amp thread
Last night I was listening to my tube preamp and my tube mono blocks, noticed an imbalance in the sound, and as usual I traced it to a tube problem in the mono blocks. Luckily, I also own a ss stereo amp as a 'backup'. IME, ss amps tend to be a lot more reliable than tube amps. Nonetheless, I would be interested in how many other folk run a tube preamp and ss amp combo, and if so, what are your choices.