[mad_as_he$$]

I have a friend who still has a “HiFi” that is all tubes. At the end of the era he scoured the country and bought up every tube he could find that fit his unit. The sound is truly different and in many ways richer than solid state.

[calex59]

Yes, the audio is different from a tube. That was one reason Ham Radios kept tubes longer than they should have. Another reason of course was the transistors couldn’t hold up under the power needed to transmit 100 watts or better. Last I heard you could get tubes from China, you might tell your friend that.I don’t know how good they are.