Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ?

I will be little agreeable if you say A tube Preamp with combination of Solid State Amp 

I have also heard rumours of non-Rolex watches that can actually keep the correct time.

What a bizarre world we live in.

You know also than a sand hourglass is very precise ... All vintage are not useless design...😁

A hourglass can beat a Rollex in some task,. make it easier...

But the best vintage is the sun dial as hour design ... You can track the sun  and compute even the tilt  of the earth...

@barts …”But I honestly don’t understand why you rejoice in hearing the violinist foot tapping in the third row.”

Perhaps you were lucky and quick and “got” the essence of music quickly. But, I am pretty sure for the majority of audiophiles early experiences with music influenced them. For me, mostly in the ‘70s. Really moved by the beat and rhythm and terrible sonic reproduction. Desiring kick drums to have greater impact… then being really impressed by being able to actually hear the lyrics of songs we knew for many years. Then to distinguish each of the Beatles voices.

Decade by decade one becomes glued to what more can one hear with the next upgrade… slowly loosing track of the real musical essence.

I listen to other’s high end system’s, and what dealers present. I was not alone. I am highly analytical… this is an easy route to take… and many have. I have heard so many detailed scraping systems that I find it hard to believe. 

If my posts are redundant… well, I am just reacting to the questions… so. I guess I must be consistent.