Toughest hombre west of the Pecos?

William Holden (sure cleaned out that varmint's nest GOOD at the end of the "Wild Bunch").

The Duke is the King, however.
Big John said his epitaph should read:

"He was big, He was ugly -He had dignity".

Gotta go with big iron. Tubes would last about a minute on the noon stage, partner...

You kidding? Jack Palance, of course.

Well, I guess I will throw in my 2 bits!

I reckon ol' Clint would freeze the Duke with one of his patented stares, and then blow the top of the Dukes head off with a Colt .45 he drew from under the dirtiest poncho (a real poncho, not a Sear's poncho, mind you!), that you ever saw!

As far as tubes vs. solid state, I would say both. (My Lamm M2.1 hybrid monoblocks use the best aspects of both technologies).

As far as Lee Marvin goes, he would be off drunk in some bar, and would miss the gunfight entirely. :-)

Chuck Norris- he never sleeps, he waits.
And he doesn't need either tubes or transitors, he stares
at something long enough, it sings.

steve mcqueen....ss and tubes mixed.