Hmmmmm! Try to explain this to some of the best heavy hitters of amplifiers in the world (Boulder, Gryphon, Jeff Rowland CH Precision, Soulution, to name a few). Does this mean I don’t love tube amplifiers that I consider reference, no! I’ve owned some highly sought after tube gear as well as some popular ones over a long haul. I’ve also owned some of the brands mentioned above in solid state. I currently run Boulder and haven’t looked back. If you haven’t listened to any of the brands I’ve mentioned, you my friend needs to move out of the bottom of the basement. This is nothing new for solid state. Hell, even a fully restored Krell KRS200 big boy Pure Class A from the 80’s and some before that like Mark Levinson would wear that badge provided that you had enough juice in your home to drive them, lol. When it comes to reference in regards to SS, they’ve been doing this for 40 years or more. Like I said, “ you should get out more”.
