To whoever suggested the AC20 model recently...

Just tried it with my Weber Blue M160 CapEdge 2" and U87 CapEdge 12" IRs (my go-to pair in Logic).

Absolute heaven!

FWIW, it sounds a lot like my Simone's EF86 channel if I swap the output section to EL34/6CA7, which is what Simone has. If it added a 6-way rotary bass/treble switch, I think they'd be even closer, soundwise.
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Played it for about an hour today.

An hour that felt like 10 minutes.

This model has some E = mC^2 kinda stuff going on....

I find it interesting to note the similarities between the AC20 and my Simone's EF86 channel. I was real close to that sound, with an extra switchable set of bass rolloffs in place of their one choice i.e. on/off). I basically replaced their single switch with something akin to Orange's 6-way F. A. C. setup, which I did mostly because the Vox's 'brilliant' switch cut too much for many situations, and I wanted some choices between full bass and brilliant to push the mids a bit more....

Simone originally had 7591 outputs, but the modern ones don't seem robust enough to suit me, so I swapped in 6CA7s and a new cathode resistor....
 
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