Vintage equipment sounds awesome

Indeed!  Currently being blown away by my marantz 24 preamp, which to my utter surprise sounds better than my 7T, and 7, with smoother mids and much better low end.  Soundstage is surprising.  This is a real sleeper.  I’ve owned it for years and always passed it off.  This is THE marantz preamp to own.  I didn’t realize that is was the first preamp after the 7T.  It sounds amazing.  My is an early 1970 model.  Decent tuner too.

Yes, using a highly modded Dual 1229 idler with a Grace 747 tone arm, SUMO Andromeda amp and Definitive technology BP10’s, modded with EPI inverted dome tweeters.  Pioneer RT-1050 half track reel to reel and Advent 201A cassette deck.  Happy indeed.

Seems fitting my first post here is in this thread!
Having recently become empty nesters, a small room became available for me to use as a listening room. So I dug out my old equipment from college days, and found some of the missing pieces online. I use my iMac to send Tidal to a Schiit Modius, then to my NAD 3130 which also juices my Sony CDP-68 and sends the signal to my a/d/s L400e speakers on stands. I have a new U-turn orbit custom on the way as my old TT was beyond repair. I thoroughly enjoy listening to this set up.

Fun thread :-) fun gear and very engaging sound. To the OP your model 2 Vandersteen are still in production ( with  many improvements ) since 1977 and beating inflation- factory support. Lovely system you have, enjoy !!!!

Well I just replaced all the "REL CAP"s and the filter caps with new ones in my Audio Research SP10 pre amp as the old one were over 30 years old and I have to say on first impression there is a bit more detail and depth to the instruments especially the ones in the background. I will start replacing the tubes (6922) when they come available.

I totally agree that going back 30 or more years will get you better sound my best sound that i have ever obtained are with the designs that were made in the fifties when they say golden age of high fidelity they meant it. You will discover a whole new level of music you never knew was even there on true full range full dynamic systems and rediscover your entire music collection.