Another +1 for @jsalerno277
well said , thank you .
I too am enjoying new an old systems in my home - they all give me great pleasure when listening to them . I find that when I try to mix old and new components they usually don’t put out the desired results .
the one piece that seems to be universally able to be slotted into any system is an entry level Atma-Sphere pre-amp with SN7‘a which make everything sound good - somehow .