I have heard, and hated ss from Spectral and Pass. Many of the top reviewers in the Absolute Sound, Stereophile, and Drago prefer tubes to ss. Ditto for analogue over digital. I'm sure they have heard most of the top ss units, and they still favor tubes and analogue. The Audio research VSi60 integrated amp which got such a rave review in Stereophile only costs $4,000. I'll check out the Bryston, but I doubt that it will impress me as I was unmoved by the Spectral and Pass ss units I heard.