I love tubes and use them in my amplification and CDP, but actually prefer the
sound quality of my vintage Sansui TU919 over my previous Magnum Dynalab
MD-108 with NOS tubes. So I'd say one is not necessarily better than the
other when it comes to tuners. Going the vintage route may give you a lot
more bang for your buck... at least that has been my experience with tuners.
Now when it comes to amplification, I've yet to find a solid state amp as
satisfying as a tube amp.
sound quality of my vintage Sansui TU919 over my previous Magnum Dynalab
MD-108 with NOS tubes. So I'd say one is not necessarily better than the
other when it comes to tuners. Going the vintage route may give you a lot
more bang for your buck... at least that has been my experience with tuners.
Now when it comes to amplification, I've yet to find a solid state amp as
satisfying as a tube amp.