Quote Originally Posted by Seadweller View Post
I'm going back to SS...I sold my Parasound A-21 power amp and Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 pre-amp to buy a Cary SLI-80, and regretted it from day one...The Cary was a magnificent piece of equipment, but I'm in Florida, and it put off a tremendous amount of heat...I seem to prefer a more "analytical" sound, so the tube sound wasn't my cup of tea...My Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 was a SS/Tube hybrid, and it added just enough warmth to the presentation...That combination was incredible...Sure wish I could have it back...
I like the sound of both, I like to switch occaisonally depending on program material I feel like listening to,I think the Altec 604-8G's sound fantastic with tubes though,right now I'm using SS with my 19's and can't wait to get the 604's back into the mix again.