Reliability of tubes/ Belles 150A vs Jolida 801A?

There are consistently more questions concerning problems with faulty tube amps than with ss amps. I haven't actually kept track so it's only my impression.
Timrhu (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers)

I'll bet the answers to most of those questions involve tubes and not the amps themselves...and I'll bet most of the questions come from tube newbees who have not lived through a failing or failed tube.

I haven't done the research, but having read a number of these threads, that's my guess.

There's not much that can go wrong in a tube amp, IMO.

the belles pair

OK, this has been helpful. I HAVE lived through failing tubes with guitar amps. However, having grown up listening to music played through tube amps, that's the sound my ears want to hear-- it's what they expect and what they judge as "desirable". However, this isn't the case with audio. And it's not important to me whether what goes wrong is in the amp or in the tube-- I don't want to have to screw around with figuring out which it might be to begin with! I just want to turn it on and focus on the music. Tvad, you hit the nail on the head re: "comfort level". I suspect the truth is that I lack the patience to deal with tubes, period, when it comes to music listening.

Well, in that case, having owned both tube gear and Belles solid state amps, I would say the Belles products are an excellent alternative to tubes. Detailed and spacious, yet without etch, glare or listener fatigue...or the occasional inconvenience of tubes.

Tvad, that's great news! And thanks to you and everyone else for helping me sort this out.