Marantz 1060 vs. Mac 1700/1900

I like the 1700 over the 1900 because of the tube tuner.  The Marantz tuning is nice but the Mac is nicer sounding to me.  If you don't care much about radio, then I wouldn't go vintage-vintage can need a ton of work.  You will have a lot of fun with something like a Peachtree Nova.  The Nova also has a built in DAC which is pretty nice and should work with Airplay nicely.  (The DAC takes the digital signal and turns it into analogue music).  There are huge differences in DAC's and they have come a long way over 10-20 years.  A PS Audio sprout even has a built in phono stage.  Your Project is fine and better than many built in phono stages.

I hear that Norman,I had a 9090 that I had to leave behind in a move  and I miss it . Sansui just hit the spot .

Cool I will look at the Sansui. I checked the Peachtree but it only has one analog input, and I am actually intimidated by all the digital technology. I have tons of music on my aging MacBook in iTunes but I don't really know what resolution it is and how to play it using the DAC functionality. Today I played music from YouTube on my iPhone over AirPlay to my Denon and it sounded lousy. Pandora sounded better not great. records sound much better, but still I just don't think the Denon/Polk combo is that great for music. 

Thanks for for your input.

Schubert,

My first experience in audio was Sansui. I tell people this all the time, they do everything well. Never any listening fatigue. Not a lot of snob appeal, but tremendous build quality and sound. 9090 is a wonderful silky smooth sounding receiver. 
Norman

Might want to also consider the single digit models like Model 8.  The build quality is second to none.