Great Vintage Amps-which one for you?

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I have a vintage McIntosh 2100 and I love it.

Threshold Stasis S500 250 W/Ch Series II Class A/AB Optical Bias. Built like an armory! (98 lbs)

Mine was circa 1983-1984. I was once thinking of selling this amp but fortunately did not. I spent 2 months searching for parts to "re-cap" it (4 Mallory CGS type) I found a store which sells the units for $160 total. After replacing the caps, I was very surprised that they sound so good, much better than I can remember.

My passion towards this amp was renewed. I am glad I made a good decision to restore the unit. I love it!

Come to think of it, I was considering to sell this unit for just $600 before.

Has anyone tryed to use Dynaudio, B&W, Paradigm, or any hi-end speaker with a vintage amp? If so, how does it sound? What are the advantage and disadvantage? The reason for my concern is that I can not find info on such a match. It would be pretty intresting to see a match like Sansui/Dyanudio.
BTW, has any one heard about Phase Linear and GLI amps? If so, please comment on these. Thank you for concern and happy listening.

I have an ARC D-79, and have used it regularly with Vandersteen 2CE speakers. It provides a full, lush sound with plenty of bass. I get plenty of volume (70WPC) and the sound is way more detailed than you would expect.