Old Amp vs. New Amp

Wolf - love it !!! I just sent my 1961 Mac 240 for first caps.... I can relate

While it is gone I am running an early 80's Audionics CC2 in my Vintage system - running 3 Ohm Apogees...
pretty sure it has stock factory caps

OP - good move on the Levinson
if you don't like it move on easy to market that amp

My last 'new' amp was back in the 90's, a Perreaux 3150 and other than a power switch is still operational, but currently retired. Everything after that has been picked up off the used market.Bedini 100/100, a ML 23.5 and a ML 333 that was just recapped in my main system. I prefer to spend on other things....like my '71 Chevelle... 

Audio gear is like everything else. It has a flavor that reflects the era in which it was made. So it's not necessarily better, just different. Like a digital photograph nowadays is clearer, has more resolution etc, than film, but it has a different feeling. I think probably many people - including myself - gravitate towards something that reminds them of early experiences with music.

I have been using a pair of Bryston 3Bs from the late 90s...they work great.

If they don't measure any better, then they aren't.