Yamaha Audio products from the past? vs. more current.

I have a Yamaha AV receiver for the livingroom theater set up.
Bought a pair of vandesteen 5’s and thought I could just plug them in like any normal speaker.
Nope. Needs a pre in and out for the separate external bypass.
So I’m looking at a local Yamaha MX1000 power amp to keep the same brand.
Apparently they have a following.
http://legendaryamps.com/latest.html

and

http://legendaryamps.com/WhyYamaha.html

Fan here of the MX1000 here and Yamaha in general.    MX1000 works flawlessly and is my favorite amp but planning total rebuild in the near future to take it to my end and beyond.    

I've been selectively buying high end Yamaha for the last 15 odd years and I'd say being well built using money no option parts selection, made for very respectable then as well as now performance ! The amps. in my main system are from their pro series, pc2002m, pc4002m, and pc5002m.
Their powering large inefficient speakers dropping to a 11/2-2 ohm load with no clipping just clean powerful sound.The cost to achieve that today ? 
We're happy.
Cheers

Yes always good stuff, sometimes hit or miss as we I'll  aduio companies...

@copalenik
Ok, it might have sounded like BS until your last paragraph :)

".... with all this Sh##.... in various rooms taking up A LOT of space. My Yamaha C1/B1 may or may not “sound” the best but.... that’s the system I find myself listening to the most and “feeling” the best when I turn it off. Believe me when I say, you can spend as much as a house for audio, and still come back home. I’ve done it."

I will second that it is hard...very hard to find something old or new that sounds like a set of B-1, C-1 with a set of BE drivers at the other end :)

Have your units been given a rejuvenation treatment since new?