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tubes and rock and roll, good fit?

Considering a move from solid state, to a tubes based set up, specificly VTL's Siegfried mono amps and 7.5 Series 11 line stage. Will I be happy with tubes or is there to much bloom for rock and roll? Only system I ever heard play real rock and roll with tubes was Lloyd Walkers and it sounded fantastic. It blew me away. Was it the tubes? Already have the tt and phono stage. Real knowledge and experiance thoughts wanted. Looking to make that FINAL move! thanks
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tvad
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Neither tubes nor solid state do rock-n-roll better than the other, IMO.

It has everything to do with a correct speaker/amplifier match.
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mapman
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Dude,

Tubes, shmubes. In the league you are playing in with that gear you own and are considering, it shouldn't matter. It all should sound fantastic all the time as long as the pieces are matched to work well together and to the listening room and your taste.
tvad
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...BTW, if you're planning to drive the Rockport Altair speakers, then my guess is they are not the best candidate for tubes: 4 ohm nominal impedance, ?? minimum impedance.

Do you know anyone using tubes to drive Altair speakers? If so, perhaps they'd be your best resource for info. If not, then use this as an indicator.
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