A lot of the stuff from that era was good gear. Things went downhill when they went away from discrete components to
the LSI amps that lowered the cost but replacement has become so inexpensive that they become throw away products
when they fail. I still have my old McIntosh C-24 pre-amp, MR-71 Tuner, and MC240 power amp but it has been collecting
dust for a couple of decades and I have been thinking of selling it as the prices have skyrocketed over time. I had all kinds
of exotic hi fi gear over the years but nothing special for a very long time…..
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of john barrick
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 11:17 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Marantz 2230 restoration
Hell, I only had a technics receiver. Then I looked around and said "why am I worried about listening to the radio?" and got a pioneer integrated amp. I still have it and it still works perfectly - or as perfectly as it was ever going to.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 12:45 PM, gino wong <wonggster@gmail.com> wrote:
You had it, you fixed , it was good. Marantz made good stuff in the 70s. I had to build Dynaco because I couldn’t afford it. Cheers to you for having the motivation to do something.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net> wrote:
John, you know that’s not how I meant it! Doing something for fun doesn’t mean it has to be practical! J
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of john barrick
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 9:59 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Marantz 2230 restoration
Yeah, Clay, so fuck you...![](\"cid:image001.png@01CC67D2.AD904C90\")
Seriously, I hope you enjoy the fruits of your labor. Good job on tackling it.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net> wrote:
Hi Clay,
The 2230 is worth $200 on a good day. Why would anyone invest the time and money to restore one of these receivers. These were
Sony Superscope products made in Japan long after Saul Marantz had sold off the company. They are a typical receiver from the 70’s
and are on par with several other manufacturers (Nikko, Pioneer, Sansui, etc.) of the era. I used to sell and service these things back in
those days so I know them inside and out. Now if you can find a good deal on a Marantz 10B FM receiver you have something special.
The 10B and the McIntosh MR71 receivers are probably the best designed FM receivers ever produced.
Cheers,
Gary
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ClayE
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 7:39 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Marantz 2230 restoration
Gotta love the Internets. This restoration job was a breeze with step-by-step instructions from irebuildmarantz.com. These old receivers are well built. Far better than the SHIT they make now.
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/newmellotrongroup/
http://www.irebuildmarantz.com/restoration/2230.html
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john barrick
∗Leo got it right the first time∗
∗then he added a second pickup and got it righter∗
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Gino Wong Birgelo
BSComm, BSEE & BS in general
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john barrick
∗Leo got it right the first time∗
∗then he added a second pickup and got it righter∗