CJ Iron Vintage question


Greetings
I have lately been smitten with Vintage tube amps like Eicos and H.H Scotts of the 50's and 60's.

I am wondering if anyone can tell me if the iron in older CJ gear is as good as these vintage treasures? CJ MV-? (el34 based amps)

Thanks!
mcgarick
Thanks, I have a pair of Eico hf-22 monoblock amps that are stock, and I can tell you they blow away every other amp I have owned in terms of dynamics and musicality. I have since then been curios about vintage and bought a recapped H.H Scott 222D integrated.....again this amp blows everything else I've had away, they say it is mainly due to the vintage iron. I would never had guessed I would be running amps older than me(now 45) because newer tech is better right?

Well that's a joke...

I'm glad you like your franken Eico, sounds like your man knows what he's doing,and you know what I'm talking about.
If you get a chance, check out Sam's website! He has been building tube amps since he was 16 in 1958. He makes the old classics sound even better.

http://www.samsaudiolabs.com/

Cheers
There's also a master builder named Jim Nicholls who does something similar. I have one of his hand-made el-34 amps, but this one is built from scratch.
While those vintage amps give you dynamics and musicality, how do they compare with ARC or current amps in regard to soundstage.
Here's a link to the full process of Sam's work and a review I did some time ago. This is the amp he built for me that replaced my BAT VK-5i/CJ Premier 11a combo.

Remember, that I am somewhat affiliated with Sam and Steve at this time, but I am biased to Sam's amps as a customer.

http://naturesongaudio.com/EicoST40.html