tube instantaneous power v. solid state

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I remember hearing a while back that tube power amplifiers can sustain longer bursts of instantaneous power than solid state amplifiers. This aspect seems to relate to the perception that tube watts are 'bigger' than SS watts.
Is there truth to this? I am asking because it is a constant source of contention (I intend no contention with this question!) that even with high efficiency speakers a person would need 100 watts of power to handle the 'musical peaks' or else suffer 'compression'.
Can anyone explain this for the completely pea-brained(me)?
/* Halley */
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Topic - tube instantaneous power v. solid state - LousyTourist 09:36:31 04/13/07 (3)

Re: tube instantaneous power v. solid state - Michael Samra 01:45:47 04/14/07 (0)

Re: tube instantaneous power v. solid state - Lee Lipman 09:48:39 04/13/07 (1)

Another possibility... - Triode_Kingdom 13:21:53 04/13/07 (0)

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