Check out the numerous prior posts about “vintage” versus modern equipment.
here is just one thread among many.
there are two main points that keep arising
(1) “Vintage” is just “old” technology , and most modern equipment choices - even modest budget pricepoint strata choices in comparison - best the vintage options in both features and especially in audio performance.
I had the original classic OEM Marantz 2245 receiver (when it was still original and classic before the inferior Superscope and later iterations) . It gets smoked by current price-point “modern” amp offerings available today.If “price” is what you pay, and “value” is what you get ….Then from hands-on peronsl experience, IMO the crazy prices some ask today for the “vintage”:defies its performance capabilities by a quantum leap.
(2) “Vintage” is a primary appeal to the fringe cohort of audio nostalgia fans . OK …If that stirs your drink, cool ,,. carry on .,,, enjoy the colours and VU meters visually ….. fine ….. But don’t engender an argument that its old era audio performances equivalence or improvement over current technology and performance.