Dave are your “ Heritage IV “ speakers Heresy IV’s ? I went on a vintage gear binge about 8 years ago. I had a Sansui 9090 already. I acquired a Sansui 6060, a Marantz 2226B ( like yours ), and a pair of reproduction Dynaco MK III’s. For speakers I acquired Klipsch Heresy II’s, Klipsch KG 1.5’s, and JBL 4312a’s. I also had a Schiit Loki, and a Schiit Bifrost, and Oppo 105. I then played “ Let’s hook everything together in every possible way. The Marantz was great with the KG 1.5’s. Today it’s at my sons house with a Bluesound Node 2i, Belden speaker wire, and 30” metal speaker stands. Also during my experiments, I used the 2226 for a preamp powering the Dynaco MK III’s. This worked better than the Oppo, Loki combo. Today I don’t use any of the above. I have a Schiit Yiggy, Thorens TT, Rogue pre. I rotate a Had Inspire and a modded Akitika SS to Zu speakers. I had fun as you are now. I would recommend new gear over vintage as you will eventually find out. I would suggest looking at Schiit and Quicksilver for gear that represents good value and a definite improvement in sound quality. Everyone here has been where you are and most are well beyond where I’m at. Enjoy the journey, Mike B.
