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Solid states more accurate than tubes?

Ever since I changed speakers from a pair of Maggie's to Proac's, I find the tonal balance more accurate with a ss, especially acoustic wood instruments. Tubes seem to lack that tonal accuracy. I believe it's a more realistic and accurate rendering. Is that a fair assessment? I'm not arguing tubes don't sound good with it's rich, warm sound but just not as accurate. 
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Systems are about mating components.
Look at these Proac impedance graphs at Stereophile:
https://www.stereophile.com/images/archivesart/808P28fig1.jpg
https://www.stereophile.com/images/archivesart/610PD2fig1.jpg
https://www.stereophile.com/images/320PD2Rfig1.jpg

Proac’s could be a nightmare for some SS.
Their roller coaster impedance is not transformer ideal.

BTW, I have tube and SS amps. Tubes drive the mids & tweets on LFT-8b, both of which are near resistors. M-125s drive the mids, PL5 tweets. NuPrime ST-10 for the woofs. The M-125s are highly modified to correct factory defects. See  http://www.ielogical.com/Audio/VTA_M-125.php
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isn’t there only one true fidelity
No. We all hear differently. We all remember differently.
Different aspects of reproduced sound are preferred.
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A digital camera is more accurate than was Ansel Adam's camera and film.

Few would argue the beauty of Adam's work.

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Maybe I just like [ss] coloration more and tube coloration is just too much.

I like tube amps and am pretty sure I'd find Proacs dreadful.
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