Who to trust when buying vintage ss ?

@ditusa 

"I would look at Schiit Audio:"

Good idea

@mahgister 

"Vintage myths of the past are not ALL trash , it is the opposite for some past products compared to the average costlier product on the market today...There is a reason why some products reach mythical status and we are then able to read tons of positive reviews about them today .."

True, but I think the naysayers here are simply pointing out that because of age, they may 1-need work and 2-parts may be an issue.

I may have missed in in the thread, but I don't people were saying old is bad quality because of when it was made.

@noromance 

"30watts of clean power versus 60 watts of grainy old components grinding away through old potentiometers and dusty caps. "

I agree, my monoblocks are pushing maybe 40 watts but I don't think my coworker will jump in with a class A clean power pusher. I was asking if the amps suggested were class A and therefore giving a constant push.

@soix

I agree, Schitt is a good idea. Do they do integrated?

I think I will suggest vintage NAD integrated  in the end.

@tonydennison No. AB.  Pure Class A runs HOT. You don't need or want that. Especially at this low price point. 

Are these Class A?