Yeah, most definitely. If you ask him in the near future, let me know what he tells you. I am looking into these other amps(that's really all I've done all day), and I keep going back to the Reeves/MS.
ONE of these amps will be mine. The one cool thing about the Reeves is that he leaves 2 spots open for 2 extra tubes. So instead of 4xKt88, you could redo it in a 6xkt88 format. Pretty swell innovation.
Lemme ask you, or anyone else something: What is this Hi-Fi thing I keep hearing about Matamps/Hiwatt style amps? Is it more modern sounding, or am I missing something?
I'm not an expert on it but Hi-Fi amps will give you less break up and cleaner power. Old Sunn tube amps are what Hi-Fi would be to me. Really clean, ultra linear transformers, headroom and power, balanced eq (little flavoring), simple circuits to not distract from signal path tone. I could be way off with terminology but that's basically what I've gathered. Again, I'm no expert at all. I just own a bunch of old amps.
IMO "hi-fi" is the ability to recreate the input signal accurately. Sunns are indeed very hi-fi, they have the capability to reproduce low frequency signals very accurately and down low is what separates the "men from the boys".
Old Sunns are +/- 1 dB down to
20 hz at full rated power at < 1% THD, that's some pretty serious headroom.
My experience with the Reeves C225 and the Sunn 2000S side by side is that the C225 is substantially more "hi-fi" than the Sunn.
It's a very strong 4 X KT88 amp;
tons of headroom and bottom end, super clean but not sterile, very musical with a strong tight bottom and clear but not harsh highs.
The term used by Tom Bowlus is "singing" highs. Mea culpa counselor, but at the risk of [DEL]stealing[/DEL] borrowing terminology I really can't think of a better description.
I've not had the opportunity to play the Meatsmoke, but from what I've gathered it's more "grindy". Probably closer to an SVT; a bit more mid centered and probably a better choice for grittier genres overall, although the Reeves takes pedals quite well I believe that it's probably naturally more articulate, clean and "hi-fi" than the Verellen.
Not a "good" or "bad" judgment, just a
different amp.
UrsaMinor; although the C225 has holes in chassis that it shares with the C400, you can't just add another pair of KT88s to get more power. The entire circuit of the "big boy" Reeves is altered for more power, most notably the bigger transformers. This is a picture of the original prototype C225 next to the C400 prototype; look at the iron.
The trannies are about
twice the size in the big amp.
Hey everyone! 
I am not. It won't be until around May. I am just working hard and saving money until then. I seen the 25% off sale, and I was like "No!!!!!!!!!". 
