SS Preamp with Tube Amp?

Fascinating. . . waht's a nonosecond?

"Semi suggests that a tube pre and amp is the ultimate."

I believe this has the biggest upside in regards to realistic sound reproduction with tube amplification and with most speakers out there today, particularly in larger rooms. Juice (current) is key. I've been extremely pleased with the results of this in my rig. For modest cost, I think my rig is at least competitive with the best I have heard which also happen to cost many times more.

With more efficient, higher impedance speakers (less common today in that SS still rules), then I think tube amps can also achieve the highest levels as well. You will pay a premium for good tube amplification though.

Every once in a while I try various combinations of tube/ss electronics, and enjoy whatever benefit it brings to the table. I always gravitate back to all tubes. There's a reason you almost never hear of a tube lover going back to ss, for sonic reasons alone. It's almost always for some other reason(heat, trouble, compactness, whatever.) Once you have heard the difference, it is hard to go back.

Guido -- there's this marvelous website called Google http://www.google.com where you can not only find out stuff like "waht's a nonosecond?" but you can also look up the correct spelling for common words like what? ;-)

Nanosecond definition here: http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid183_gci212620,00.html
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Odd. . . I do seem to enjoy perfectly well my SS rig.