Will Old MAC outperform Cambridge 640 Azur V2?


I have wanted to integrate some McIntosh components into my system for a while now, on a budget. I have grown up on Mac stuff and remember the sweet sound of that gear from when I was 5 years old. The items I am looking at are the 7100(not that old), 122(not that old), and the 2105(oldest) for a power section. I was planning on using my Cambridge 640 as a pre until I get my hands on a C15 McIntosh pre. Other preamps I am considering are the c28 or a c3x of some sort. My only other alternative would be a mac integrated like the 6300. My budget, about 2 grand, and I am going to purchase used components.

Now I am truly curious if these lower level Macs will out perform my Cambridge 640 and truly deliver the mac sound? Or will I have move further up the line to truly get the mac sound? What do you guys think?

Oh yeah: As for the loud speakers. I am hoping to match the mac components with a pair of totem hawks or possibly Forests.
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The 2105 is a hell of an amp that has slain a few giants around my house. I still love it.
Try it and post what happens,obviously you know newer doesn't mean better,that's just the crap pushed down our throats,it would be nice to read about your findings.
Yes if serviced. Despite the stabile nature of Mac it is wise to have it cleaned up and checked by MC. Yes they have the XX year old parts but it is an expensive refurb.
The cambridge would be a great pre for a mac amp.
Personally, I like mac solid state better than mac tubes. The mac tube gear can be too "colored".
Like Pescolar says, it doesn't feel the same to own a Cambridge, and that counts for something over time.