Man this turned out to be a Rohrshach (sp) test. Everybody coming at this from their own mindset on cheap and not so cheap amps, parts and all. In general agree that the transformers play a huge role. Also many modern tube amps do not aim to sound like the old ones and are leaner cleaner and brighter. That is not the goal alone however a modern tube amp has to create fabulous sound stage.
I know nothing about Yaquin except the seem to have sold a ton of 6SN7 buffers a few years ago.
I know nothing about Yaquin except the seem to have sold a ton of 6SN7 buffers a few years ago.