Why did you lean one way or the other

Probably college experiences. I just found myself moving away from some and finally settling on women. 

I started with solid state, although I liked the sound of a good tube system whenever I heard one.  About 10 years ago I bought my first C-J stuff.  I have updated as C-J has introduced new models since then in my primary residence.  Early this year I replaced the system in our second residence and here the system is solid state with a class D amp.  It is all good.  

Tubes are needless me to cos all the magic is in my music and my speaker’s ability to reproduce that magic to the best of its ability.

I am not going to play random number generator with my amp.

I have indulged in the tube thing and all it did was falter at getting out of the way and let my speaker shine. (that is also my fault for getting high output impedance tube amps)

Speaker impedance relationship means I do not want the amp altering my speakers FR so near 0 output impedance amplifiers with high damping factors are what I strive for and thankfully solid state amps are tremendous at that in the 21st century

No reason for me to not have both; like many, I use a tube preamp and a SS power amp and have for many years. 

I’ve flirted with tubes then moved on.