>>As good as solid state is, I am afraid tube still rules<<
Not true.
There are dozens of low sensitivity and/or low impedance speakers that cannot be driven by tube amplifiers. Some will suck the life out of even the most powerful tube amp.
Good luck with those Apogee Scintillas and your tube amplifier. Listen to the amp gasp for breath, sputter, spit, and wheeze trying to drive them.
An amplifier's performance is largely dependent on the load to which it is connected.
Tubes rule with certain speakers but so does solid state.
To believe otherwise is simply disingenuous.
Not true.
There are dozens of low sensitivity and/or low impedance speakers that cannot be driven by tube amplifiers. Some will suck the life out of even the most powerful tube amp.
Good luck with those Apogee Scintillas and your tube amplifier. Listen to the amp gasp for breath, sputter, spit, and wheeze trying to drive them.
An amplifier's performance is largely dependent on the load to which it is connected.
Tubes rule with certain speakers but so does solid state.
To believe otherwise is simply disingenuous.