Top vintage receivers vs. modern high-end equipment


I am considering pairing an old amplification system to my JBL Paragon -- the idea of getting an all vintage system is very attractive to me. Among other things, I am looking into classics such as the Pioneer 1980 receiver or the Marantz 2600. Does anyone have direct experience in comparing this kind of equipment (very high-end but 40 years ago) to current high-end equipment, imagine an integrated Pass Lab amplifier? How do they stack up? Thank you. 
ggavetti

Showing 1 response by millercarbon

That's when I started! No receiver then or now compares with the same period integrated. Get an integrated, add a vintage tuner, can't be beat on looks OR performance.

But if you're dead set on a receiver, or integrated/tuner for that matter, what you get will depend more on how it was reconditioned and recapped than how it was new.

My old Pioneer TX-9100 just looks so beautiful I will probably never part with it in spite of it hardly ever being used. But hey- make me an offer! Lol!