Quote Originally Posted by DMK
That someone might read one side of the issue and be swayed without knowing the whole issue. If you feel it's "inane", I'm afraid you don't have much of a grasp of the issue.
You assume too much. Do you know what happens when someone assumes too much? You make an ass out of you and umption. If someone has the temerity to believe one opinion over another without exercising enough diligence to form one for themselves, then they get what they deserve. This thread was started by a sh*t stirrer. You've been around long enough to recognize that there is no right or wrong answer to this query. Only opinion. Think about it,
"why I would or would not want tube or solidstate
Are you kidding?! Let's do the Ford vs. Chevy or Yankees vs. Redsox while we're at it (I'd do Dodgers vs. Giants but let's face it, the Dodgers suck...and I'm a fan!). Here's an idea: buy whatever sounds best to you.

Yes, tubes and solid state amps are a preference. But it is not true that one is "right" or accurate and the other wrong and inaccurate. That's the part I'm debating. I will certainly never convince Skeptic
Exactly.

perhaps a newbie to tubes will take note
Only if they weren't completely disenfranchised with this "discussion" many threads ago.

If this debate is a problem for you, please feel free to skip over it. It's a public board and you're free to read or not read whatever you like.
Hey, I've said it many times before that I learn more from these sites than any mag. I just don't find any value in a debate based on personal preference and perceptions.

For the record, I don't lean one way or the other in this matter. I just buy what sounds best to me regardless of how it's made. Novel approach, huh?