That topic has become, to me, the best argument for running vintage gear. Most of the other arguments have fallen down for me. It doesn't sound better than anything made today, though I have known some people who like the sound of aging gear. It isn't better built than anything made today, though it may be better built than some of it up to a price. What it looks like is subjective. And nostalgia is relative to the person's age.
But if it's what you like? If it's what you WANT to run? If it's what connects you to the music, for whatever reason even if it is or isn't about the sound quality? How can anybody argue with that?
That might be one of the reasons I bolted from other audio boards and now chill out here in this quaint cul de sac with its nice pub. I got tired of fighting about something that, in the end, is inconsequential to anything direly important, and that doesn't need a logical, objective, reason for choices... and if it does for any given person? Well, that's great too. Who cares? It's just a stereo. That should be a relief in today's world, not something to fight over.