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Tubes vs Solid State

In the interest of power is there much really sacrificed in quality of sound in choosing SS over tubes. I heard the transistors are semi-conductors while tubes are conductors. Can semi-conductors truly replicate the tube sound or does it come close enough.
madfab200087d8
leafs
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SS Amps will never sound as good as tubes.The only reason they became popular was there was more profit in MFG them.
tireguy
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Uh oh not this topic again.
south43
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I'm not going to get technical with this but: If you ever read a ad for a ss amp that says it has the warmth of a tube amp, then that should tell you what tubes can do. I believe the only thing that will make a difference is the cost over time for tube maintance.(rolling, etc)Power over sonics is a tricky thing.
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