Vintage Integrated Amplifiers With Great Sound

Since we are in 00's and magazines cannot hide anymore any Japaneese model of that period i would say go to the better ones of the big ones, Sony, Yamaha, Denon, JVC, Luxman, Kenwood, Pioneer but do not expect budget prices.

Otherwise go British ala Musical Fidelity, Mission Cyrus (only with the plastic casing), Audiolab, Onix. A&R Cambridge, Naim.

If vintage is what you are looking after try, TheVintageknob, Audio Heritage (Japan).

Sony V-Fet amps, TA-4650 & 5650, great amps and surely not at bargain prices.

@nightfall,

Look for a Luxman L-10 integrated amp. It drove my JBL L-300’s perfectly back in 1978. It had Sanken output power transistors and it did sound nice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owqMIpSVBNU

https://www.hilberink.nl/codehans/luxman23.htm

yogiboy

yeah, I confuse it's age because it sounds vintage, like my 1956 Fisher 80az Mono Blocks which is exactly what I was hoping for when I took a chance on it.

It wouldn’t be cheap, even if you could find one, but I thoroughly enjoyed an Accuphase E-303x while I owned it. I did have it re-capped, but given its age, it sounded terrific.

E-303x details

I could budget up to $3500 for something really nice. 

I still don't know what loudspeakers you are driving but let me throw this out there. A Musical Fidelity integrated. They will match well with most loudspeakers and have a classic appearance. I would try to find one that is less than 20 years old to avoid a lot of potential problems. There is a really affordable 3.2 on sale right here.