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CJ compared to other makers (ARC, Dynaco) tube amps?

I have never owned (or even heard) CJ amps. I stayed away from them because, in the reviews and user texts I read, I got the impression that the house sound of CJ products didn't sound like something I'd like.
I was using solid state electronics: GAS Thalia, and Grandson, then Hafler DH 220. My first venture into tube electronics was with a Dynaco ST-70. Later I got a pair of Dynaco Mk IIIs which I liked better. But these tended to be plagued by mechanical hum and other problems, and I don't know enough to fiddle with them as a hobby, so I bought a used Audio Research VT-100. Two things--ARC's superb service and the sound that was much more "objective" to my ears than the Dyna amps.
I traded up to a VT-100 Mk III, which was better than the original, and that was my power amp for a long time.
I'm wondering if those responding to this inquiry have anything to say about the sound of ARC valve power amps compared to CJ?

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