It seems that the vintage stuff fans are quick to mention their favorite unit’s:
Weight, which seems to be somehow related to build quality (?)
Maximal power output
How low of an impedance it can drive
@ami...I am curious. Who are the vintage fans that advocated the above parameters for vintage equipment? I seen no vintage advocate mention these in their posts.
There was only one true vintage unit recommended by model in this thread - the Sansui AU-717. And while it is a fine example of a good vintage amp, none of the above mentioned parameters was specified about it.
Seems that most, if not nearly all, participants in this thread advocate modern gear.