Vintage Audio Equipment

[popeyespappy]

You don' t NEED really old amplifiers - as long as they have tube finals.....

Tubes are superior in most respects EXCEPT electrical efficiency...

Solid state vs valve amplifiers is going to run to personnel preference every time. Most of us aren't going to be able to tell the difference between an $11,000 Macintosh MC 1502 tub amp and a $5,000 Macintosh MC 152 solid state amp. You might like one better than the other though.