Amps from the 1980's -- What gear holds up sonically? Reliably?

Still have and it still performs well and sounds sweet, a early to mid 80s Audible Illusions pre-amp. with phono section. One of my favorite small amps, affordable for my budget, was the PSE Studio II. At a modest 80w/140w - 8ohm/4ohm respectively, it did a nice job driving my ESL-63s. Also had early model Brystons and Krells.
Another piece of equipment that I had and liked allot was my Nakamichi ZX-9 Cassette Recorder/Player - now worth more than when I bought it new. After 15 years in storage, I got it out, cleaned and serviced it and all functions performed beautifully and still sounded great. 

A system I would loved to have had back in the late 80s and wouldn't mind having, even now, would be a set of Apogee Duetta II Sigs. driven by a pair of Mark Levinson 23s. I had a chance to audition that combination and fell in love.
Maybe still someday - if I ever have the extra bucks and room.

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Energy 22 are a great speaker are got mine at Bloor Radio in Toronto. Still have ’em along with a Kenwood C1 and M2

Great thread, Erik.  Going back a bit earlier, I had a Luxman integrated amp that was SOTA.... I wish I still had that powerful piece around.  It was built like a tank.  

what a great thread!  If threshold is on the list, then I include Forte, either model 1 or 3.  My model three is still my amp  and recently had Jon S rebuild it.  I remember upgrading from my adcom 535 (still my backup), to the next level.  I unfairly compared the forte to threshold, levisnon, krell and AR with my monitor audio Mark IV gold.  Now my limited budget certainly contributed to my bias, but for me the only amps that bested it were AR and threshold - for me...