20 Year Old Amplifiers compared to 2017

tantra4 wrote (last year):

I am still using a pair of CJ Premier 12 monoblock tube amps from about 20 years ago. They still sound glorious, warm and very engaging. I've thought about having CJ upgrade the caps. Any thoughts about this?  

As a CJ Premier 12 owner, I could have written that exact post.

Kosst, could not agree more. Too many people forget that they listen to an audio system, not a pair of speakers or amplifiers. The system is what needs optimization, as  you have done.

Perhaps hype, but I have wondered this topic on many consumer products, esp. automobiles.  

A Lotus Turbo, Ferrari, Porsche of 20+ years ago  will qualify for antique plates in many states.  Are they still SOTA, well that is in the  driver's opinion.  

As much as I have invested in great cars over the years (and great audio) most of the cars of yesteryear that I have owned and that were great have been passed by most technology.  The thing that trumps all of this is design...  The Ferrari Lusso,  original Porsche 911,  and yes, even old Packards are highly collectable and wonderful eye candy....can a modern car out perform them....well perhaps yes,....but as I learned in my collector days, a 30+ year old Ferrari is not a bad car.