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Is it worth replacing an old amp?

Let me first apologize if this question has been asked before, I sure it has. I have an old 5.1 setup, Linn AV 5140 and 5120 speakers along with an old Yamaha DSP-A1 amp. The newest equipment I have is an OPPO 205. All my music is digital, where the vast majority being Hi-Res flac and dsf. The question I have is, would I get a noticeable increase in audio quality if I was to replace the old DSP-A1 with lets say a used Mcintosh MC205 or comparable?
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I feel the front end of your receiver is still worthy of serving you well. You would benefit driving your speakers with amplifiers that can effortlessly handle their low impedance. I followed a suggestion to select an amplifier well above the recommended wattage so a strong passage or sound effect would play without reaching the clipping level of the amplifier. No need to play at high levels to hear the benefit of an amplifier upgrade.

My system is a Yamaha RX-V777bt running as a preamp, Parasound A21 driving AR-303 L/R, ARC D200 in bridged mode driving an AR2c Center, ARC D200 driving a pair of Avid 103 for surround L/R, Kenwood Basic M1 driving a pair of ENERGY Connoisseur C-1 as Back Surround speakers. I upgraded the Bluetooth receiver to an XQ-50 Pro Bluetooth 5.0 w/ LDAC, digital out (coax) to the RX-V777. Audio from the LG 4K TV via TosLink.
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