Tube vs SS Amp with a All Tube Preamp

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If you have a cold/sterile amp a good tube pre will give it some warmth.Only so much.I believe that one of the greatest things about a tube pre is how many fewer parts you can use.
Fewer parts better sound.
If you really want that tube 3d effect you need a tube amp.You can even use a ss preamp you will still get that 3d effect in the mid range.

Thanks for the responses its very helpful.

Autodexr, what speakers do you plan on using? That has a lot to do with whether or not a tube amp makes sense for you. I agree with Newbee that if your speakers are tube friendly (basically a smooth impedance curve, and the higher the impedance the better)than I don't think you will find an SS amp that will sound as good overall as a tube amp; at least that is the case for my ears. I want to love an SS amp, and I've tried excellent ones (always with a tube preamp, occassionaly some passives), but ultimately no SS amp does for me what a tube amp does, most expecially OTLs - my ears, my taste. If you do go with an SS amp, you should at least try to get a Class A amp that tends to have a more "tube-like" sound signature (Pass Aleph amp for example).

first of all, what tube amp and what solid state amp exactly? What speakers? What preamp?

DartZeel solid state amp vs Audio Mirror tube amp?

See what I mean? Be more specific.