I am a fan of vintage gear that was done right to start with. The likes of Sansui, Luxman , Accouphase , Marantz in refurbished trim are outstanding integrated amps. I believe the integrated amps of this time are better in some cases and easier to find then the separates. I've had a Luxman L560 (50wpc pure class A amp) in my system for some time and wow was is a great integrated.
Yes if you have a desirable model and it has been refurbished it can be very good indeed. quite surprising actually in many cases.
I feel the speakers of the 60-70-80(early 80s) seem to be the limiting factor, some are worthy of refurbishment but many are just not up to modern sound qualities.
I great 70's vintage integrated and modern speakers can surprise you how well they sound.
As for tuners if you have a great station still local, a Sansui of Kenwood tuner is about the best your going to get even compared to modern tuners. yes I have a Sansui TU 717 refurbished and its my main NPR music source and blows me away with how inviting a sound it is.
I find most good vintage gear tends to be musical and warm sounding apposed to the modern overly detailed and dry presentation.
Yes if you have a desirable model and it has been refurbished it can be very good indeed. quite surprising actually in many cases.
I feel the speakers of the 60-70-80(early 80s) seem to be the limiting factor, some are worthy of refurbishment but many are just not up to modern sound qualities.
I great 70's vintage integrated and modern speakers can surprise you how well they sound.
As for tuners if you have a great station still local, a Sansui of Kenwood tuner is about the best your going to get even compared to modern tuners. yes I have a Sansui TU 717 refurbished and its my main NPR music source and blows me away with how inviting a sound it is.
I find most good vintage gear tends to be musical and warm sounding apposed to the modern overly detailed and dry presentation.