tube vs SS preamp

I have the same Jolida amp. Love it. I feel that the cleanest preamp you can buy of any type is the way to go...I use a balanced dual mono Kavent (re-badged Vincent) because I like having XLRs out to the amp and very quiet sources, but that's just me. If I had a tubed preamp I'd be fiddling with the tubes all the time and the tubed preamps I find attractive are very expensive (reference ARC, Cary SLP 05), and for me the amp tubes provide enough rolling fun.

I've had an output tube fail in a guitar amp (around 1967) with zero damage, and have also had a SS amp destroy a pile of speakers in a large keyboard rig because the preamp was turned off before the amp (back when we used too much stuff on stage). I have also had a Philips JAN 12AT7 fail in my Jolida with no damage (I saw it failing so I could turn the amp off) to anything, and "thetubestore" replaced both 12AT7s under warranty. I now run NOS Mullards in the AT7 spots.