Help learn diff.between SS and Tube


I am auditioning an Anthem Amp 2 (a Hybrid amp) and it will be a change from my SS Marantz MA 500s in a bi-amp config. I have not had the Anthem more than a few hours (the amp is broke in) and I think right off the bat the Anthem seems to have less bass than my SS. The bass seems to be there, my room shakes, but its not as something, I can't put my finger on it, less "punchy?" Can someone pleez tell me the differences typical of tube and ss amps. Thanks. m-
mdomnick

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I wold be interested in knowing what you use for tube amps. I have a pair of Classe Audio CA-400"s and I have never heard a tube amp that came close. I found tubes mushy and sluggish. Maybe there not a good match for my speakers. Sonus Faber Extremas. I am not trying to start a heated argument about it. I am curious and open to what you have to say.