Originally Posted by: 6strngs_2hmbkrsso if a tube amp needs to be in a certain volume range then would I be better off sticking to the solid state amp?

ALL amps are designed to operate in a certain range.

A 100 watt amp is designed to be LOUD, it doesn't matter if it's tube or solid state.

The biggest difference you'll find is that tube amps, once they get to 3 or 5 on the dial start to come into their own and tend to get better and better as you turn it up. Solid states on the other hand will be happy within a certain range, above it and below it they don't sound so good.

That's outside of tube amps sounding warmer and fatter; solid states tend to sound cold and brittle.