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Cap Coupled Receivers?

Brian said:
Cap coupled outputs should only be blocking dc if done right. Some recapping them start messing with the cap values but should leave well enough behind. By inserting a cap, the damping factor is affected and lower than dc. By being lower, it comes nearer to or is in the range of a tube amp and this is the reason it may sound closer to a classic tube amp. Also,.why a transformer or autoformer coupled amp can exhibit a similar voicing. A typical listener generally finds the sound warmer. It is different than dc but, better or not depends on individual preference. I have found I generally prefer cap coupled amp voicing but, I grew up on tubes.

A lot about it still will boil down to how it mates with the speaker.
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If tube amps sound better to some folks because they output mostly even harmonics as opposed to solid state amps that output mostly odd harmonics, what are cap coupled solid state amps outputting that makes them sound more like tube amps?
 
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