Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state?

If you want to be an audio equipment hobbyist and tinker with extra things to worry about, then tubes are for you if you think they sound better. I think they heat up a room and tend to not have enough power.

It all depends where you draw the line....some think vinyl is too much of a pain or too expensive or whatever...it's all I play, but I don't constantly experiment with different cartridges, phono stage settings (I set it up to what I liked and haven't touched it since) or VTA (I have a Rega table). I believe in KISS.

You can get as good or better sound from solid state amps - one technology is not better than the other, although solid state is more efficient.

I'd rather listen to different records and enjoy the music than have to worry about things to keep the status quo. The only thing I have to worry about is a cartridge rebuild or replacement every 4-8 years.

waste of time....KISS

It should not be noticeable AJ. I had a problem with minor buzz/hiss with the volume on at normal volume without music from a few feet away and it went away completely when I got a power conditioner.

Of course I use SS - not sure about tubes, but I know they can be noisy.

Hard to get through 145 responses....

hey @aj523 - I thought you had fairly recently gotten a Sutherland 20/20 - did you already get rid of it? You said you have all tubes.

Hey @aj523 - sounds like you have a case of upgradeitis. Summer of 2020 is only 2 1/2 months ago! And I saw you changed cartridges. I guess that makes sense that you reevaluated your phono stage. 

Tubes are noisier.

Soon you'll be looking for a new table (if you didn't change already).

Yeah, like solid state