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such a show off!
Are tube amps as good as people say?
Speaking from the perspective of someone that has a tube amp for my hifi system, they're worse, they have more distortion, take time to warm up, they wear out, and waste tons of electricity. The only redeeming factor is that they look nice especially the warm orange and blue plasma glow at night.
They are great for producing music, aka instrument amplifiers, mixing/mastering chains.
For re-producing sound accurately they are absolute shit.