The difference between tubes and solid state that I am finding

Depends on how you like your pasta.  Endless combinations and permutations of gear rendering same number of acoustic palettes.  I've several systems running and like them all.  I've owned several tube pieces, same with SS.  There is no RIGHT.  There's better..... and worse.  But no right.  Like finding the 'right' Monet.

I like tubes, but tired of the endless chase to re-tube, upgrade the tubes, wonder if they were still strong enough.  For me, SS, really really good SS ended that quest.  For me.

And I moved away from the richness, romance if you will of that tube sound and moved to immediate hard hitting live sound.  No listening fatigue, just live.  For me.

Enjoy the journey.

@celtic66  +1  everyone likes something different. I’ve heard some low powered SET set tubes with high efficiency speakers that I thought sounded pretty great. Otherwise, it’s a matter of which set of trade-off you prefer. To my ear, you’re getting some mid range warmth, and giving up a more realistic bass performance, speed, and detail. That’s how it sounds to me, but everyone is different.Depends on what you like-there are excellent products in either flavor. 

In the recent years I have as a result of experiences had been left with information that has been indelible and enforced a rethink a out my lomg term commitment to Valves used in the Audio System.

In a non owned system depending on how it is heard assembled, when with Soulution Amp's is approx $200K. 

Listening to this system as above and subsequently using 211 Valve Power Amp's was of real interest, as either was an exception experience. 

Subsequent to experiencing the above, a SS Neurochrome Power Amp' was put into service. 

An Amp' cost 25 x less than Soulution and 12 x less than the 211 Valve design. 

The SS N'chrome was very very special it was not only parity in good impression made, as a voicing it was as attractive as a Valve Amp', but not a Valve mimic End Sound. 

I have been instrumental in others adopting SS N'chrome Amp's, where to date I have heard all Models and Modified Designs as well. 

These have been heard in a range of systems where other SS Amp's or Valve Amp's are in use. Speakers used with the N'chrome are ranging as £70K Field Coil Horns - Quad ESL' s various models - Cabinet Speakers up to £15K.

Never has the N'chrome not shown how impressive it is at aiding a Speaker produce a impressive End Sound. 

My own System is using 845 PP Mono blocks and a SET 300b. 

A SS N'chrome amp' is now loaned to me and to be used in the owned system. 

This can be used with a Analogue and Digital Source, along with three different Speaker types. 

Using prior experiences, I remain very confident very good impression will be made with either Source and selected speaker. 

In the recent years I have as a result of experiences had been left with information that has been indelible and enforced a rethink a out my lomg term commitment to Valves used in the Audio System.

In a non owned system depending on how it is heard assembled, when with Soulution Amp's is approx $200K. 

Listening to this system as above and subsequently using 211 Valve Power Amp's was of real interest, as either was an exception experience. 

Subsequent to experiencing the above, a SS Neurochrome Power Amp' was put into service. 

An Amp' cost 25 x less than Soulution and 12 x less than the 211 Valve design. 

The SS N'chrome was very very special it was not only parity in good impression made, as a voicing it was as attractive as a Valve Amp', but not a Valve mimic End Sound. 

I have been instrumental in others adopting SS N'chrome Amp's, where to date I have heard all Models and Modified Designs as well. 

These have been heard in a range of systems where other SS Amp's or Valve Amp's are in use. Speakers used with the N'chrome are ranging as £70K Field Coil Horns - Quad ESL' s various models - Cabinet Speakers up to £15K.

Never has the N'chrome not shown how impressive it is at aiding a Speaker produce a impressive End Sound. 

My own System is using 845 PP Mono blocks and a SET 300b. 

A SS N'chrome amp' is now loaned to me and to be used in the owned system. 

This can be used with a Analogue and Digital Source, along with three different Speaker types. 

Using prior experiences, I remain very confident very good impression will be made with either Source and selected speaker. 

I've always used a solid state amp. My current preamp and the two before it were tube.  The previous preamps had great warmth and that tube glow. Some music sounded fabulous and some not so much.  My current Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL preamp is not as warm sounding, but it does a good job with just about any recording that isn't a crappy recording.