no one loves tubes anymore than me, i had sal marantz in the 50s, mcintosh 60, audio research 70, cary 80s, vtl 90s, now i listen to sweet solid state...inexpensive and sounds wonderfully musical, do i regret the ones left behind?, no, do i want the money back?, no, i just want to listen to music....the one thing that never changes with this addition....is the constant change