Vintage Integrated Amplifiers With Great Sound

I appreciate the perspective about vintage equipment needing caps and other elements replaced due to age. You are certainly correct. However, I know several people who bought very highly regarded vintage pieces, and either had them refurbished, or bought them that way, for no more than $2k. I There is nothing made anytime currently that performs as well as what they have without costing perhaps twice that, or more. I could budget up to $3500 for something really nice. 

And thanks for the excellent suggestion regarding Audio Classics, but McIntosh gear, which I do like, especially vintage period, while always having held its value well, has really risen in price over the last 18 months. It makes current McIntosh equipment look affordable in many cases. 

JVC X-1 Super Class A integrated. About $200 on eBay. I have one. Same circuit as the JVC Super Class A power amp - just less power!

Any Luxman Tim DeParivicini design pre-Alpine from the seventies!

among those i've owned the hk pm665 and kenwood ka7100 sound vg. likewise the 80s kyocera receivers (861, 661) are great and hugely undervalued.

Is 2006 considered Vintage?

My Cayin A88T Integrated Tube Amp is nearly the newest item in my main system, the 2009 SACD player is the newest. Well I have one newer tonearm.

Wonderful Sound, Terrific Build Quality

I needed original version that has 16 ohm taps for my 16 ohm speakers. Sadly it does not have external biasing. Later ones without 16 ohm taps, have easy biasing meter.

I chose based on this 6moons review

https://6moons.com/audioreviews/cayin/a88t.html