Manley vs VTL??


What is the difference? Aren't they the same people with two intermingled companies? I recall Manley amps being built by VTL with both names on the face plates. Does anyone know about these two companies? Does their gear sound the same?
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They are totally separate companies. David's son, Luke, runs VTL and David's ex-wife, Eveanna, runs Manley.
Being genetically connected, does the gear from both companies have the same sound? By the way, what happened to David?
Refer to the Manley website for historic information on this company. It removes all the soap opera drama and presents the facts.
The early VTL equipment was built or designed by Luke Manley The father of David. The early VTL equipment came with transferable lifetime warranties. Their early stuff were built like tanks. David I believe started designing VTL equipment in 87 or 88.
Manley: Mostly use EL34 for their amp. Have more variety on small amp and preamps. Ms Eva Manley is very helpful with excellent customer support. Manley amp looks fun
VTL: Almost use 6550 tubes in all of their new amp. Their amp looks neat.