Solid State vs. Tubes - What if Transistors came first?

Maritime51 it appears, has spent to much time alone...with his old English Literature books!  All hope is lost I’m afraid;(

I would rather guess that maritime51 has visited the first room of the ossuary at the Capuchin Crypt on Via Venetto. It is art, indeed.

That, and many other places, including Svalbard to see the bears!

@atmasphere 
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's a SIT just a big power JFET? And I may be wrong, but I think IXIS makes some. I heard somebody talking about how to make a MOSFET produce triode-like curves at BA, but I can't remember who or when. 

I think it's safe to say, in any event, that if an amp sounds like this or that gain device, it's not a particularly exceptional amp. 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's a SIT just a big power JFET? And I may be wrong, but I think IXIS makes some. I heard somebody talking about how to make a MOSFET produce triode-like curves at BA, but I can't remember who or when.

I think it's safe to say, in any event, that if an amp sounds like this or that gain device, it's not a particularly exceptional amp.

SITs are something different. No-one makes them- it would otherwise be Big News.
I agree with your last comment; to me most transistor amps also sound like transistors. I've heard a few tube amps that sound like tubes- don't like that either. I like neutral.