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Nakamichi Stasis amps.

Dynaco ST-35 power amplifier.

Quad ESL-57.

I voted "no," but I still have my 29-year-old double stacked Advents (a "D'Appolito array" before it had a name?) still rockin' after all these years. I'm desperately saving up for a pair of what will probably be Vandersteen 2CE Signatures, or maybe something else in that price range. Until then, I still like what I get out of my vintage speakers.

Tuners dating from the '70s, a time when classical stations roamed the Earth, are generally better than current specimens, and far better when you factor in the cost. Go eBay, young man.

Yamaha CA-1010 integrated amp and Yamaha T-80 tuner. Used vintage gear is the only way to fly if you don't have thousands to spend.

I only buy the vintage stuff

Where to even begin? There's tons!

Dual 1000 and 1200 series turntables, SX-50 series receivers, and any Bozak speaker.

Yup: amps and tuners. Though I like the speakers from this era.

Nostalgia is nice

As for "classic," I usually go for the early/mid '80s amplifiers (Cello Duet 350, for example) because of pricing. With tube designs the high-end amps from the '60s are a favorite. I own a Lafayette LA 550, and it sounds fantastic on my Apogee Duettas, although not very loud.

All of my speakers are vintage (Klipsch, Altec, Allison, DCM, AR) or DIY. Amplification is vintage, mostly tube (Eico HF-81, Sherwood S-5500II, Fisher 500C) or quasi-DIY (Bottlehead SET). Tuners are vintage, mostly tube and mostly mono (eg, Sherwood, Eico). Sources are more or less modern.

There is lots of very nice new stuff, but in the last few years I've added some vintage McIntosh. The C27 and MC2125 will stay forever, they have no sound of their own and are easy to maintain. In my opinion, older "S" tonearms are sometimes better than the new types.

Too many to list, but SAE gear comes to mind.

Most of the higher-end pieces from big-name brands of the '70s and early eighties (pre-1983) sound better to me than anything available today, except for top-end boutique stuff like Krell that I can't afford. I only buy vintage gear any more. It is more affordable, sounds better, and is easily brought back to like-new condition, unlike modern gear that usually has to be thrown out after a few years. Vintage gear is much better value-for-money, in my opinion.

Sansui TU-X1. Show me a "today's standard" that even comes close to measuring up to this beast of a classic tuna.

Most modern gear that is superior to classic/vintage gear is unaffordable by mere mortals. And there's nothing like finding a bedraggled waif of a component at a thrift or yard sale and restoring it, giving the hobby a "hands-on" aspect that the consumer electronics industry has all but eradicated. Vintage and DIY: a hard combination to beat!

Anything built before 1980.

QUAD 34/405/FM4/ESL-63.

I am huge vintage audio fan but understand that very little of it even comes close to the best of today's equipment. THe advantage does go to older equipment when it comes to bang for the buck.

Many of the classic H/K twin-powered receivers and some of the older Trio-Kenwood gear (L-07M, L-09M, L-07C). Despite their deficiencies, some of the older Altec and Dynaco bookshelf speakers are simple pleasures to listen to for non-critical listening.

Receivers. These new plasticky, cheeseball receivers that weigh 6lbs are junk.

I have new and vintage gear. Fully refurbished by a pro (like member Echowars of AudioKarma.org), the best vintage products sound close to the current stuff, enough so that system synergy can make a bigger difference than the age of the design.

Even though most of the classics can't compete against the best of today, for the price you pay, they blow away anything you can buy today at even twice the price.

Klipschorns

Some. I like my Pioneer SX-450 more than the SX-750 I gave to my ex. I don't miss my Project 100As at all, though

Sansui integrated amp au919 and sony receiver str 6800.

Nikko NR-1019, Most any vintage silver Pioneer.

Audio Research SP-10.