Some solid state amps sound very good. Some, with similar THD specs sound not so good. I suppose if you pump enough negative feedback into the circuit, you get good specs, but poor sound quality. I've heard tube amps which are very 'plummy,' a characteristic some equate with 'tube sound.' A good tube amp does not sound plummy but does have a distinctively rich, warm, 'musical' sound. (To my ears). The new MacIntosh, Prima Luna, ASL, VAC and many other new tube amps are not plummy.
I list some of my solid state amps to make the point that my opinions cocerning solid state amps are not based on something I read as opposed to my experience.
I have a system in every room (except of course baths). I have one tube amp, and a bunch of solid states. Including my garage, car wash system, I have 5, 2 channel rigs. I like them all. Except for 1 very sweet system with Dahlquist M905s, and one with the magnificent Thiel CS3.6s (Home Theater system), they all use Axiom or Axiom made speakers.
Frame of reference.
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