Its even less complicated than that. Most good quality gear old or new makes good music old or new if mixed matched and set up right. Just like most cars are capable of getting you from point a to point b in the expected amount of time. What more is needed beyond that largely comes down to personal preferences wants and needs.
I would only add that technology has improved over the years and that there are more ways than ever to make really good sounding music with more modern gear, especially when the source is digital.
I would only add that technology has improved over the years and that there are more ways than ever to make really good sounding music with more modern gear, especially when the source is digital.