Tube or solid state

Do you prefer a tube preamp into a solid state amp or a solid state amp into a tube amp,which is your choice for best sound?

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bobheinatz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 742 posts 02-02-2023 at 06:11pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have been a all tube guy for the last 40+ years but I decided to try a SS integrated. I bought a Boulder 866 and could not be happier. Very musical and incredibly quiet. SS can be very satisfying.
femoore12 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 683 posts 02-02-2023 at 06:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete McIntosh C2700 into a pair of MC275s. Best system to my ears I've ever heard. No regrets about tubes.
spaceguitarist Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 30 posts 02-02-2023 at 08:37pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Use tube only if you prefer Low Fi and enjoy this vintage sound. :)
invalid Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,378 posts 02-02-2023 at 11:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @spaceguitarist what is vintage sound?
henry53 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 280 posts 02-03-2023 at 01:04am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @spaceguitarist what is vintage sound? It's what music sounds like.