Thanks for the responses gentelmen.
As for "which came first", I think the amplifier is AS important as the speaker for making good music. I don't think any speaker could sound good if the amp was passing junk forward.
What impressed me in the Harbeth room was a sense of precision coming from the monitor. A sense of absolute control that translates into a clearer sense of the event being recorded.
I've heard others say that tubes tend to homogenize the character of a system so everything you play feels the same.
My concern is that, while impressive in the short term, the SS effect may be fatiguing in long listening sessions.
As for "which came first", I think the amplifier is AS important as the speaker for making good music. I don't think any speaker could sound good if the amp was passing junk forward.
What impressed me in the Harbeth room was a sense of precision coming from the monitor. A sense of absolute control that translates into a clearer sense of the event being recorded.
I've heard others say that tubes tend to homogenize the character of a system so everything you play feels the same.
My concern is that, while impressive in the short term, the SS effect may be fatiguing in long listening sessions.