BrenR,
Nicely said. And I was just writing about MOSFETs for the upcoming Axiom AudioFile newsletter!
I don't resent anyone indulging tube gear--of course they sound different, and I have friends who woudn't dream of using anything but a tube amp with their electric guitars.
But if high fidelity and musical accuracy in sound reprodution is the goal, tube stuff isn't as linear or as faithful to reproducing the source. A tube fancier may prefer the sound over solid-state devices--and that's fine. But tubes introduce artifacts that are not present on the CD or the master tape.
Regards,
