The Pioneer IS vintage....the Yamaha just looks it (it is the modern A-S2000....a purchase I made because I found a great deal on a used one). The turntable is an Immedia RPM-2 deck with a Graham Engineering tonearm with a Lyra Delos cartridge (a combo I could have NEVER afforded if I hadn't stumbled upon an amazing deal). Frankly, because of the rest of my system, the turntable is kind of wasted on me....I can't hear half of what it can reveal.
The speakers are some Tannoy Precision 6.2 speakers. Another purchase made because of proximity and price point.
All of it would certainly benefit from a proper set-up, but room logistics (and being married) kind of prevent setting it up "the right way". But it all sounds "good enough" that I don't really get the upgrade bug. I've auditioned a couple of higher end pre and power combos, but none of them were any better than the Yamaha.....at least not "better enough" to justify emptying my bank account.