Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ?

I never heard of audiophiles whose reference system had transistor amplification. It is always tubes. But maybe there are exceptions.

inna11-21-2023 4:36am

testpilot Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 896 posts 11-21-2023 at 12:34pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I would argue that there are more SS reference systems than fully tubed.
knotscott Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 823 posts 11-21-2023 at 01:00pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The best systems I’ve heard have been full vacuum tubes by Convergent Audio Technology (CAT). The best my system has sounded was when I added horizontal bi-amping with a solid state amp below 80hz, and all tubes up top. I simply can’t afford a tube amp that has the bass authority of a CAT amp or a good SS amp, but it’s not hard to get great clarity from even a modest tube amp.
dill Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,461 posts 11-21-2023 at 01:21pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Actually neither, it is paper, screen based, or consultation. One or all are "referred" to when assembling a system.
mahgister Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 12,906 posts 11-21-2023 at 03:19pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Repeating the same false assumption after being corrected by others many times is a symptom of illness at worst or of obsession at best ... Sorry...
coralkong Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 601 posts 11-21-2023 at 03:48pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I’d say it depends on your definition of what a "Reference System" is.