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→Tube vs. Solid State
Various technologies have been developed by amplifier manufacturers to get the tube tone out of solid state technology; however, none of them gained enough traction to be considered at the same quality level as tube amps. To this day (mid-2014), the most popular amplifiers rely on tubes for both tone and power. That said, they are also more expensive, require tube replacement and occasional maintenance.
Solid State is now quite popular for transparent power amps with plenty of clean headroom to amplify a modeler which is already modeling the tonal impact of a tube power amp. This can be run from a modeler with no cab/mic simulation into a guitar speaker cabinet, or with cab/mic simulation into a passive FRFR monitor. Active FRFR monitors nearly always have their own such solid-state amplifier built into them.
== Watts vs. Volume ==