Originally Posted by shakran

IMHO tubes sound a little better than solid state, but they don't sound so much better that I can justify spending hundreds and even thousands of dollars extra for them. I'd rather put those dollars into buying music - after all, if you sink 80 grand into a stereo (and when you get into high-end tube amp territory, it's pretty easy to do that) but can't afford any albums (note I did not say CD's or records, to avoid opening THAT can of worms) to play on it, then there's not much point in having bought it.