The ups and downs of tube vs. SS...

That’s the exception that proves the rule. 😛

Dear God....  That staid dogma about tubes Geoff just spouted is such obtuse nonsense! All this magical jazz people attribute to tubes has practically nothing to do with the tubes themselves. It's far more a product of the topology. Plenty of solid state amps make that case. 

I’ve got a chance to buy a brand new, old stock Grant Fidelity Rita 880. I know nothing about it. Anyone know of this model? Any good?
i can get it for about 1/5th original retail. Should I go for it?
jtweed

"Should I go for it?"
Yes!  It reputed to be a very good push pull tube amplifier. Put a tube amplifier in your system, listen and judge for yourself. I believe that you'll like what you hear. 
Charles 

I’ve had both all SS & tube.
I now have both - tube preamp & SS amp.
I think you need tubes in the system.

I prefer in the preamp cause you can use NOS tubes & the cost is way less than power amps.