Does hybrid amp really has the best of both world?


I have solid state, tube and hybrid. I still prefer the tube sound.

Hybrid amps always uses the phrase "best of both world" in their advertisement. Seems like they are missing the worse of both world in it too. Otherwise, hybrid will sound superior. Right?
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If you have an anemic bank account tubes are the last thing you need.
Good tubes can cost you more than the amp in no time.
Often combines the worst of both worlds, highly variable, I think PdspecL is right.
Not to mention you need to lay out a C-note or ten for a good tube tester unless you get off switching 8 tubes in and out to find the hiss a couple times a month.
SS has improved enough in the last decade or so that IMO tubes, though I still have a tube amp and 3 tube preamps, are a thing of the past.