Macintosh has been bought and sold so many times that the modern Mac gear has nothing in common with the legendary Mac gear that made them so famous, the new stuff is all made in China. It's still good gear but the prices are insane and there is better out there for the money.

Make a trip to Deja Vu Audio in Vienna, VA. Well worth the trip. They are masters of all things tube and have outstanding gear and customer service. They sell a brand called "Synthesis: Art in Music" that makes wonderful integrated tube amps. They sell a lot of Audio Note speakers which match exceptionally well to the Synthesis gear. You should easily be under $10,000. They also sell Conrad Johnson, Harbeth, Jolida and they make breathtaking gear from vintage Western Electric parts that are unrivaled.

Here is some of my vintage gear:
-Marantz 2235B powering the speakers for the TV in the family room
-Vector Research VRX9000 powering the speakers in the pinball room
Micro Seiki BL51 turntable with SME 3009V2 tonearm and Ortofon 2M Black cartridge which is played on my home theater setup
-Garrard 301 in a custom plinth with Ortofon TA-110 arm and Ortofon Quintet Bronze cartridge. This fuels my tube 2-channel setup.

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Gorgeous Thorens!!

I use a Synthesis ROMA79DC as the phono preamp for my Ortofon cartridge. It is amazing.

Wattage is incredibly overrated. Speaker efficiency matters far more. Sure there are some very inefficient speakers that require massive amounts of power to drive but they are not particularly common or affordable. I have heard 3-watt tube setups with 91db sensitivity speakers (which is efficient but not super efficient) that are louder than you would ever want at half power. For the most part wattage is marketing.

It is very true. When you see a modern receiver rated at 100 watts per channel it is likely capable of doing that for a fraction of a second with awful distortion and noise before blowing. The only wattage number that is relevant is the continuous number.

Yes they are the same.

Looks like you might have some vintage Western Electric equipment. That stuff can be worth a FORTUNE!