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Those were vintage Marantz gears. I wasn't around when they first released them. That was way before my time. I wasn't born back then. Lol.....
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That Marantz model 2275 pictured above (I had the optional wood case) was the core of my first "real" system in the early '70s! (Along with a Dual turntable with a Shure V15 type III, an Advent cassette deck, a pair of EPI 250 speakers, and Polk Audio speaker cables.) It sounded quite good! And then I started upgrading, and haven't stopped since...
And yes, those displays were definitely blue, and quite handsome... Last edited by Crumhorn; 09-14-2020 at 02:21 AM. |
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I've heard that Marantz used to be quite high end back then. Today Marantz is one of a big box store brand alongside Denon, Yamaha, Onkyo, Pioneer & Sony with the exception of their Reference series line.
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Back in the 1980s my dad used to have a Nakmichi Dragon cassette deck player and he told me it was one of the best sounding cassette deck player ever made. I wish I was around to experience that back then. He kept the Dragon till early to mid 1990s I think. |
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Onkyo and Pioneer are now unfortunately out of the equation. The av processors of Marantz are also almost high end. |
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The Marantz flagship AV880x processors are great for the money and are clearly better than Onkyo & Yamaha processors but their matching multichannel power amps suck. Onkyo & Yamaha multichannel amps are probably even worse than the Marantz's. Even Marantz stereo integrated amps from their Reference series I found them ok and not too competitive at their price ranges, but their Reference series CD/SACD players are pretty awesome for the money for those who are still spinning silver discs. Last edited by Dilettante; 09-05-2020 at 02:46 PM. |
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The original company, founded by Saul Marantz in Long Island, NY, was a very high end brand that started in the tube era & (I think) never made solid-state products. By the time I bought that receiver, they were Japanese, SS & decidedly mid-fi, but good mid-fi. The original American Marantz tube models are highly prized collectors items today.
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